Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 4/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+15)

The Portland Trail Blazers (19-55) are en route to Kia Center on Monday where they will play the Orlando Magic (43-31). Orlando is 15-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is set at 207.5.

The Trail Blazers played the Heat and took a loss by a score of 142-82 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 19 while the Heat totaled 13 personal fouls. They converted 21 of their 39 tries from beyond the arc. Miami ended up shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 18 shots. On top of that, Miami collected 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Miami dished out 41 dimes and had 17 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 58.7% from the field on 54 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 43 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers knocked down 7 of their 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. Portland finished the contest with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 of 87) and converted 5 of their 30 shots from distance.

Scoot Henderson is someone who was important for this contest. Henderson finished the game at 44.4% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He played for 41 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He had 20 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Portland enters this one with a win-loss mark of 19-55 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a group are committing 20.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 41.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,704 assists this year, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.1% on shots from downtown (858 of 2,447) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.2 points per contest (28th in the league) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 fouls. They concede 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (116.2). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.3% (3,171 of 6,432) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,016 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Magic walked away with a victory by a final of 118-88 against the Grizzlies. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Orlando permitted Memphis to snag 45 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 36 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 from the charity stripe (82.4%). The Magic permitted the Grizzlies to convert 31 of 86 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.0% in the game. When the game finished, the Magic finished 38 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Orlando made 22 out of 44 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.0%. The Grizzlies were called for 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Magic were able to snag 38 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the game.

Cole Anthony was important for the Magic for the matchup. He buried 5 out of 11 in this matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Anthony earned 15 points in his 17 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the game.

Orlando has a record of 43-31 for the year. The Magic are committing 19.9 fouls every game while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (26th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per game. Orlando has 8,178 points for the season (110.5 per contest) and they pull down 42.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA.

The Orlando defense gives up 35.4% on 3-pointers (846 of 2,387) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 23.9 dimes and 40.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 1st and 1st in the NBA. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 108.3. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+15)

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