Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 12/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (4-14) will take on the Orlando Magic (15-7) on Wednesday.

The Magic faced the Nets and notched a win by a score of 100-92 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 29 and the Nets totaled 31 fouls. They made 8 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished shooting 77.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 31 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 11 rejections. Brooklyn recorded 19 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Orlando allowed 38.0% from the floor on 30 out of 79 shooting. They also dished out 23 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 52 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Magic converted 25 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (34 of 74) and made 7 of their 28 3-pointers.

Franz Wagner is one guy who was a contributor in this game. Wagner finished shooting 23.5% from the field and also earned 8 assists. He played 38 mins played and also grabbed 9 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 4 out of 17 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a win-loss mark of 15-7 this year. They average 108.0 points per contest (26th in the NBA) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (265 of 837) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 546 assists this year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Magic are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in the league in giving up assists with 496 relinquished for the campaign. The Magic defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (813 of 1,792) and they surrender 41.4 boards per game as a team. They give up 36.2% on shots from downtown and they are 1st in basketball in points per game allowed (102.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 111-96 when they faced the Pistons. Regarding cleaning the glass, Philadelphia allowed Detroit to grab 42 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 27.5% from distance by going 11 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The 76ers allowed the Pistons to convert 35 of 91 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.5% in the game. Overall, the 76ers went 42 out of 85 from the floor which had them at 49.4%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Philadelphia knocked down 11 of 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. The Pistons committed 19 fouls in this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The 76ers earned 38 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the matchup.

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for this contest. Maxey earned 28 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 6 dimes in the game. He knocked down 11 of 24 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 4-14 so far this year. The 76ers commit 21.1 fouls every game and they go 77.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 21.2 times per contest (30th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. Philadelphia has earned 1,892 points on the year (105.1 per game) and they snag 40.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are shooting 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 29th in basketball.

The Philadelphia defense allows 35.9% from downtown (229 of 637) and their opponents are converting on 82.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.1 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 15th and 22nd in the league. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in PPG given up with 112.1. They are forcing 17.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (25th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia and under the total points

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