Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) will try to beat the Orlando Magic (3-2) on Monday.

The Magic faced the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-99 in their last game. Orlando ended the game having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (35 of 86) and made 11 of their 46 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 57 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 28 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, Orlando let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the field on 36 out of 84 shooting. Chicago earned 32 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Additionally, Chicago snagged 51 rebounds (18 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 68.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 attempts. They also converted 13 of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic finished with 19 while the Bulls finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one player who was a major factor in the game. Banchero went 54.5% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He played for 37 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He racked up 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting.

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Orlando enters this one with a mark of 3-2 this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is collecting 45.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 128 dimes this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (74 of 214) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.2 pts per game (20th in the league) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Magic have forced 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 23.6 fouls. They relinquish 38.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (107.8). The Magic are giving up a FG percentage of 44.9% (190 of 423) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 132 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 105-93 when they played the Spurs. In relation to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City allowed San Antonio to get 57 overall (16 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 36 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Thunder allowed the Spurs to convert 35 out of 85 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Thunder finished shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which had them at 46.1%. Regarding shots from downtown, Oklahoma City made 17 of 41 tries (41.5%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a clip of 75.0%. The Spurs committed 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 8 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Thunder recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards for a total of 51 in this contest.

Luguentz Dort ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder for the matchup. Dort recorded 20 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 7 of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the campaign. The Thunder are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per game and they connect on 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.5 times per contest (20th in the league) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 449 pts this season (112.3 per game) and they average 46.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in basketball.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 1st in basketball in PPG surrendered with 94.8. They are able to force 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.7% from the floor (1st in the league). The Oklahoma City defense allows 27.8% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 158) and their opponents are making 75.6% of their foul shots. They allow 24.5 dimes and 54.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 30th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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