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

Game: Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Orlando Magic (46-34) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (45-35).

The Magic took the court against the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-99 in their last contest. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (36 of 78) and knocked down 11 out of their 30 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 34 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 19 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Orlando allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 43 of 84 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 27 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Milwaukee collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 1 block. Milwaukee finished 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 20 attempts. They also converted 15 of 40 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Magic finished with 15 while the Bucks racked up 20 fouls.

Cole Anthony is a guy who came through for this game. Anthony finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Orlando will enter this matchup with a record of 46-34 this year. They currently have an average of 110.4 points per outing (25th in basketball) while shooting 47.7% from the field. The Magic are hitting 35.3% on shots from distance (884 of 2,506) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 39.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,971 dimes so far this season, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Magic have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.9 fouls. They concede 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (108.5). The Magic defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (3,192 of 6,721) and they concede 37.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 1st in the league in giving up assists with 1,920 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 120-102 against the Pistons. The 76ers collected 35 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Pistons committed 17 fouls for the contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.6%. In regard to 3-pointers, Philadelphia made 13 out of their 37 tries (35.1%). When this game wrapped up, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 44 for 98 from the field which had them at 44.9%. The 76ers allowed the Pistons to convert 34 of their 84 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.5% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 14 of 30 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In relation to rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Detroit to pull down 44 in all (9 offensive).

Joel Embiid ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers for the game. He knocked down 12 of 22 in this contest for a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 11 rebounds. Embiid earned 37 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 dimes in the game.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 45-35 this season. As an offense, the 76ers are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is 21st in the league. Philadelphia has scored 9,165 points this year (114.6 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per contest (24th in the league) and they cough up possession 11.2 times per contest. The 76ers have committed 20.4 fouls every game and they shoot 82.7% from the charity stripe.

The 76ers are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.9. They have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense allows 35.6% from downtown (962 of 2,704) and opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.2 assists and 41.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 10th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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