Orlando Magic vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (7-6) are on their way to Footprint Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Phoenix Suns (9-3).

The Magic faced off with the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 94-90 in their last game. Orlando finished the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 85) and made 13 of their 38 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Magic made 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 51 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 26 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defending, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 32 of 84 shooting. Indiana distributed 22 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Indiana finished the game shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 18 attempts. They made 10 of their 30 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 19 while the Pacers accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Franz Wagner is one guy who played a role in this game. Wagner finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He was able to score 29 points on 9 of 24 shooting.

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Orlando will take the court with a win-loss mark of 7-6 so far this year. They are averaging 107.4 points per contest (26th in the league) while going 44.0% from the field. The Magic are shooting 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 509) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 323 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Magic have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.1 fouls. They are conceding 36.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (103.7). The Magic are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (487 of 1,080) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 308 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-104 when they played the Kings. When talking about attacking the glass, Phoenix permitted Sacramento to snag 45 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 53.6% from 3-point land by hitting 15 of 28 and ended up going 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). The Suns permitted the Kings to knock down 50 out of their 78 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 64.1% in this game. When the game finished, the Suns ended up going 36 out of 97 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, Phoenix knocked down 13 of 43 attempts (30.2%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.1%. The Kings had 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Suns were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest.

Josh Okogie was important for the Suns for the matchup. He made 10 out of 15 for this game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 8 rebounds. Okogie earned 25 points in his 28 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Phoenix has a mark of 9-3 on the year. The Suns commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.5 times per contest (11th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Phoenix has tallied 1,372 pts for the campaign (114.3 per game) and they pull in 43.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Suns are ranked 18th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (16th in the league). The Phoenix defense gives up 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc (160 of 428) and opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 26.3 assists and 45.4 rebounds every game, which ranks them 20th and 23rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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