Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (38-25) will compete against the Orlando Magic (29-35) at Toyota Center on Monday.

The Magic played the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-123 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Magic finished with 21 and the Bulls totaled 31 personal fouls. They buried 15 out of their 40 tries from 3-point range. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 24 of 30 tries. In addition, Chicago collected 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Chicago recorded 25 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 43 out of 86 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 34 of their 40 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Orlando finished having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (40 of 87) and made 9 of their 33 3-point attempts.

Cole Anthony is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He finished with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 24 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. Anthony finished 50.0% from the field and distributed 3 dimes.

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Orlando will play this contest with a win-loss record of 29-35 for the season. They average 104.5 points per game (30th in the league) while going 44.0% from the field. The Magic are shooting 30.6% on shots from distance (692 of 2,259) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 41.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,473 assists so far this season, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.8% from 3-point land and they are 1st in the NBA in points per game allowed (106.2). The Magic are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,439 of 5,171) and they concede 41.9 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 2nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,480 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 109-97 when they played the Pelicans. The Rockets collected 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 44.4%. In relation to shots from distance, Houston made 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rockets ended up going 46 out of 81 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.8%. The Rockets permitted the Pelicans to make 31 out of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 27 and ended up shooting 26 out of 33 from the free throw line (78.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Houston permitted New Orleans to get 41 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Alperen Sengun ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets in this game. He made 11 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 78.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Sengun totaled 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 8 dimes for this contest.

Houston has a record of 38-25 for the campaign. The Rockets are committing 19.6 fouls per game and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Houston has scored 7,096 points for the season (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 48.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks 26th in basketball.

The Houston defense gives up 35.2% on three-point shots (766 of 2,179) and opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 23.0 assists and 42.9 boards every game, which has them ranked 1st and 8th in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 109.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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