Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kia Center is where the Orlando Magic (35-39) will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (41-31) on Monday.

The Clippers played the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 126-113 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 21 and the Knicks racked up 14 personal fouls. They converted 13 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc. New York ended up going 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 22 tries. Furthermore, New York collected 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 8 rejections. New York distributed 35 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 42 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 20 of their 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 51.1% field goal percentage (45 out of 88) and made 16 of their 30 3-point attempts.

James Harden is one player who was important in the matchup. He notched 29 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Harden walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a win-loss record of 41-31 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.0 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while shooting 47.7% from the field. The Clippers are hitting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (887 of 2,421) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,801 assists for the year, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on three-point shots and they rank 4th in the league in PPG from their opponents (108.5). The Clippers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (2,848 of 6,197) and they relinquish 42.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,854 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Magic walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 101-92 when they played the Mavericks. When it comes to rebounds, Orlando allowed Dallas to collect 39 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 23 and ended up going 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Magic allowed the Mavericks to knock down 37 of 78 tries from the floor which had them at 47.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Magic ended up going 34 for 80 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5%. In relation to shooting from distance, Orlando knocked down 5 out of their 30 attempts (16.7%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. The Mavericks were called for 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Magic to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Magic were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game.

Paolo Banchero was important for the Magic for this contest. Banchero earned 35 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest. He converted 13 of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 35-39 so far this year. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.6 fouls per game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per contest (30th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. Orlando has accumulated 7,763 pts so far this year (104.9 per contest) and they collect 41.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 27th in basketball.

The Magic defensively are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 106.0. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (17th in basketball). The Orlando defense concedes 36.9% on 3-point attempts (848 of 2,301) and opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 22.9 assists and 42.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 1st and 3rd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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