Orlando Magic vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (21-55) are welcoming the Orlando Magic (38-40) at Smoothie King Center on Sunday.

The Magic faced the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 109-97 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Magic walked away with 12 while the Wizards had 20 fouls. They made 12 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. Washington walked away from this one shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. Moreover, Washington grabbed 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Washington distributed 16 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 44.7% from the floor on 38 of 85 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes for this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Magic converted 22 of their 25 shots for a rate of 88.0%. Orlando finished the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 of 82) and knocked down 11 out of their 30 shots from downtown.

Paolo Banchero is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He recorded 33 points on 11 out of 24 shooting. He played 39 mins and also collected 18 boards. Banchero finished the game shooting 45.8% from the field and also recorded 8 assists.

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Orlando heads into this contest with a record of 38-40 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 105.1 points per contest (29th in the league) while shooting 44.3% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 31.4% on three-point shots (863 of 2,746) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 41.8 boards per game and has 1,784 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 30th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic have forced 16.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (105.6). The Magic are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (2,966 of 6,333) and they surrender 42.1 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,769 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 114-98 when they faced the Clippers. In the matter of rebounding, New Orleans permitted Los Angeles to collect 30 overall (2 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.6% from three-point range via 13 of 32 and ended up going 21 of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). The Pelicans allowed the Clippers to bury 40 of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6% for this game. Overall, the Pelicans shot 43 for 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, New Orleans knocked down 4 out of 22 attempts (18.2%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. The Clippers earned 9 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Pelicans pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest.

Jose Alvarado ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for this contest. He made 7 out of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Alvarado had 17 points in his 27 mins of playing time and totaled 10 assists for the game.

New Orleans has a mark of 21-55 on the season. The Pelicans commit 18.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. New Orleans has tallied 8,362 points on the year (110.0 per contest) and they collect 43.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 23rd in the league.

The New Orleans defense gives up 36.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,108 of 3,039) and opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 28.8 dimes and 45.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 27th and 27th in the NBA. The Pelicans on defense are ranked 26th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.7. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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