Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Orlando Magic (38-28) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will play the Toronto Raptors (23-43).

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and took home the win by a score of 114-106 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Magic finished with 20 while the Nets had 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 26 attempts from distance. Brooklyn finished the game at 85.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 27 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn grabbed 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn earned 21 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Orlando allowed 46.9% from the field on 38 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in this matchup while creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 20 of 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Orlando finished having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (40 out of 77) and made 14 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a contributor in the game. Banchero went 100.0% from the floor and also totaled 9 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 21 points on 6 of 6 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a record of 38-28 this year. They average 110.7 points per game (26th in the league) on 47.6% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 35.3% on 3-point shots (719 of 2,039) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and has accounted for 1,616 dimes for the year, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a team they commit 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Magic are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.7% on 3-pointers while they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (109.3). The Magic defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (2,642 of 5,568) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,580 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 113-104 when they played the Pistons. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Detroit to collect 58 in all (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 36.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 11 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 31 from the charity stripe (77.4%). The Raptors allowed the Pistons to knock down 39 of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.3% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Raptors shot 41 out of 93 from the field which had them sitting at 44.1%. Concerning shooting from distance, Toronto made 9 of 36 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 68.4%. The Pistons were called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 13 steals in the game. The Raptors were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Immanuel Quickley pitched in for the Raptors for the contest. He made 8 out of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Quickley accumulated 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 8 dimes for this game.

Toronto has a record of 23-43 this season. The Raptors are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 7,530 pts this season (114.1 per game) and they pull down 43.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Raptors are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in basketball.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the NBA in PPG given up with 118.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Toronto defense allows 37.6% on three-point shots (886 of 2,355) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 28.5 dimes and 45.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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