Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder (25-11) welcome the Orlando Magic (21-16) at Paycom Center on Saturday.

The Magic faced off with the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 113-92 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 22 while the Timberwolves had 18 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 30 shots from downtown. Minnesota ended up going 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Minnesota collected 48 rebounds (5 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Minnesota distributed 34 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Regarding defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the floor on 43 out of 80 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Magic made 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. Orlando finished having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (34 of 94) and converted 13 of their 42 3-point attempts.

Moritz Wagner is someone who came through in this matchup. Wagner finished the game at 66.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He accumulated 21 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Orlando enters this one with a win-loss mark of 21-16 this year. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is collecting 43.8 boards per game and has 918 dimes on the season, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (405 of 1,160) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.3 points per contest (20th in the league) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Magic have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.6 fouls. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 884 conceded so far this year. The Magic defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (1,516 of 3,188) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.0% from beyond the arc while they are 10th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.0).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder got the victory with a final of 128-120 when they faced the Heat. Concerning attacking the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Miami to get 38 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 41.7% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 36 and ended up going 23 out of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). The Thunder permitted the Heat to bury 41 out of 89 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.1% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder shot 51 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Oklahoma City made 14 out of 33 attempts (42.4%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. The Heat committed 13 fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Thunder were able to collect 38 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder for the game. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 8 dimes in this contest. He buried 11 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 25-11 on the season. As an offensive team, the Thunder are hitting on 50.7% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league. Oklahoma City has tallied 4,404 pts for the campaign (122.3 per game) and they grab 40.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Thunder are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls every game while shooting 83.7% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder are ranked 15th in the league in PPG allowed with 114.8. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.2% from downtown (500 of 1,380) and opponents are making 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 27.2 dimes and 45.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 26th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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