Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (29-34) are on their way to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (36-25).

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 114-113 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 27 and the Raptors recorded 25 personal fouls. They buried 12 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 74.3% when shooting free throws by making 26 of 35 attempts. Furthermore, Toronto grabbed 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Toronto doled out 28 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 38 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Orlando ended the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (40 of 83) and buried 15 of 36 shots from distance.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a major factor in this game. Banchero ended up going 70.0% from the field and earned 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and totaled 8 rebounds. He notched 41 points on 14 out of 20 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this one with a win-loss record of 29-34 so far this season. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Orlando is snagging 41.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,447 assists for the year, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (683 of 2,226) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 104.2 pts per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 44.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They give up 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (105.9). The Magic defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,396 of 5,085) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,455 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 137-107 when they faced the Mavericks. The Bucks corralled 47 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 55 for this contest. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks had 13 fouls for the contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 89.5%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Milwaukee buried 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bucks shot 52 out of 89 from the field which had them shooting 58.4%. The Bucks permitted the Mavericks to bury 45 out of their 98 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.9% for this game. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 39 and ended up going 4 out of 10 at the free throw line (40.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Milwaukee allowed Dallas to grab 30 in total (5 offensive).

Damian Lillard was important for the Bucks in this matchup. Lillard scored 34 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 11 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 36-25 on the year. The Bucks have committed 18.2 fouls per game and they go 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 7,011 points for the campaign (114.9 per game) and they average 44.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 7th in the league.

The Bucks defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Milwaukee defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (833 of 2,386) and their opponents are converting on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 45.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 26th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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