Orlando Magic vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, February 3, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (24-23) welcome the Orlando Magic (24-25) at Chase Center on Monday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 119-90 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Magic walked away with 23 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 18 fouls. They also converted 12 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. Portland finished shooting 80.6% from the free throw line by converting 25 of their 31 tries. Moreover, Portland grabbed 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Portland distributed 23 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When discussing defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the field on 41 out of 78 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Magic buried 17 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. Orlando ended having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (34 of 81) and buried 5 of their 26 3-point attempts.

Franz Wagner is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He left the arena with 24 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. Wagner ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Orlando steps onto the hardwood with a record of 24-25 for the year. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is snagging 41.4 rebounds per game and has 1,139 assists for the season, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic are shooting 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (545 of 1,787) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 103.8 points per contest (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Magic have forced 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists with 1,106 conceded this season. The Magic are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,863 of 3,936) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They give up 36.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (105.2).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors took home the win by a final score of 116-109 when they faced the Thunder. When discussing rebounding, Golden State allowed Oklahoma City to snag 50 overall (17 offensive). They wrapped up this game 23.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Warriors permitted the Thunder to convert 40 of 99 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors ended up shooting 40 out of 81 from the field which had them at 49.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Golden State knocked down 13 of 38 attempts (34.2%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. The Thunder committed 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Warriors were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest.

Andrew Wiggins was important for the Warriors in the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Wiggins accumulated 27 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Golden State has a mark of 24-23 for the campaign. The Warriors have committed 19.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.6 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per contest. Golden State has tallied 5,238 points so far this season (111.4 per contest) and they average 46.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Golden State defense surrenders 35.6% on three-point shots (628 of 1,762) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.3 dimes and 44.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 15th and 22nd in the league. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the league in PPG allowed with 111.2. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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