Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Chicago Bulls (24-38) are on their way to Kia Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Orlando Magic (29-34).

The Bulls played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 139-117 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 21 while the Cavaliers totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 17 of 48 tries from distance. Cleveland shot 90.9% from the charity stripe by burying 30 of 33 tries. On top of that, Cleveland grabbed 53 rebounds (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Cleveland distributed 27 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. With respect to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 46 of 98 shooting. They also doled out 32 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls made 12 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Chicago ended the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (47 of 106) and buried 11 of their 44 shots from distance.

Coby White is a guy who came through in the game. He notched 25 points on 9 out of 23 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. White finished the game at 39.1% from the floor and also distributed 7 dimes.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 24-38 for the campaign. They average 116.5 points per contest (10th in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the floor. The Bulls are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (979 of 2,673) and 80.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 45.3 boards per contest and has 1,791 assists for the season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They give up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (120.7). The Bulls defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,785 of 5,898) and they concede 47.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,806 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic took a loss by a score of 114-113 when they played the Raptors. The Magic earned 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Raptors had 25 fouls for the game which got the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Orlando converted 15 of 36 attempts (41.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Magic finished the game shooting 40 for 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Magic permitted the Raptors to bury 38 out of their 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in the game. They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 30 and finished the game at 26 of 35 at the free throw line (74.3%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Orlando permitted Toronto to get 48 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Paolo Banchero ended up having an impact for the Magic for the matchup. He converted 14 out of 20 for the matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Banchero totaled 41 points in his 40 minutes on the court and added 8 assists for the matchup.

Orlando has a mark of 29-34 on the season. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the league. Orlando has scored 6,564 points so far this year (104.2 per contest) and they average 41.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 23.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per game. The Magic are committing 20.6 fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense concedes 36.8% on three-point shots (712 of 1,934) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They allow 23.1 assists and 41.8 boards per game, which is ranked 1st and 2nd in the league. The Magic on defense are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 105.9. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (21st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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