Utah Jazz vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Utah Jazz (27-32) are hitting the road to Kia Center on Thursday where they will play the Orlando Magic (33-26).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 124-97 in their last game. Utah ended having earned a 37.2% field goal percentage (35 of 94) and made 11 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Jazz made 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the field on 46 out of 93 shooting. Atlanta doled out 27 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, Atlanta pulled down 55 boards (15 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Atlanta shot 87.0% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 23 shots. They knocked down 12 of 32 shots from distance. In reference to fouls, the Jazz finished with 15 while the Hawks recorded 15 fouls.

Collin Sexton is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He walked away with 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. Sexton ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Utah will enter this matchup with a record of 27-32 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.9 times per game and as a team are committing 19.2 fouls every game. As a team, Utah is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and has accumulated 1,677 dimes this year, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 35.7% on shots from distance (783 of 2,192) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.7 pts per game (9th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 39.1% from 3-point land while they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (120.5). The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.3% (2,626 of 5,438) and they relinquish 42.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,743 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Magic took home the win by a final score of 108-81 against the Nets. The Magic recorded 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 14 steals in the game. The Nets committed 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Magic to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.0%. With regard to 3-point shots, Orlando buried 9 of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Magic finished the game shooting 39 for 74 from the field which had them sitting at 52.7%. The Magic permitted the Nets to convert 31 of 79 tries from the floor which left them shooting 39.2% for the matchup. They shot 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 31 and ended up shooting 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). In reference to rebounds, Orlando allowed Brooklyn to collect 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Franz Wagner ended up being a major contributor for the Magic in the game. He made 8 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Wagner racked up 21 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and tallied 5 dimes for this game.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 33-26 this season. The Magic are committing 20.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per contest (25th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.7 times per game. Orlando has totaled 6,573 points for the year (111.4 per game) and they collect 42.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is 15th in the league.

The Magic are ranked 6th in the league in PPG allowed with 110.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (19th in basketball). The Orlando defense gives up 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (685 of 1,913) and their opponents are making 76.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.1 dimes and 40.4 total boards per game, which ranks 1st and 2nd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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