Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) will take on the Orlando Magic (24-24) at Moda Center on Thursday.

The Magic faced off with the Heat and took a loss by a score of 125-119 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Magic ended up finishing with 19 and the Heat finished the game with 21 fouls. They made 15 out of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter. Miami finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Miami totaled 43 boards (5 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Miami dished out 34 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 52.2% from the floor on 48 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in this game as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Magic buried 15 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (45 out of 98) and converted 14 of their 39 3-pointers.

Franz Wagner is someone who was a contributor for this game. Wagner finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played for 40 minutes and also collected 8 boards. He left the arena with 29 points on 10 out of 25 shooting.

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Orlando heads into this one with a mark of 24-24 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Orlando is collecting 41.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,125 assists on the campaign, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are shooting 30.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (540 of 1,761) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 104.1 points per outing (30th in the league) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic have forced 16.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (104.9). The Magic defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,822 of 3,858) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,083 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 125-112 when they played the Bucks. The Trail Blazers corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 52 for the game. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Bucks were called for 22 fouls in this game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to bury 23 of them for a clip of 82.1%. With regard to shooting from distance, Portland converted 12 of 28 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Trail Blazers shot 45 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Bucks to knock down 44 out of 87 tries from the floor which had them at 50.6% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 31.4% from beyond the arc via 11 of 35 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). When it comes to rebounds, Portland allowed Milwaukee to snag 36 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He buried 10 out of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds. Avdija scored 30 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 18-29 on the year. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.1 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.3 times per game. Portland has totaled 5,083 points on the year (108.1 per game) and they collect 43.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the NBA.

The Portland defense gives up 37.2% on three-point shots (632 of 1,701) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.7 assists and 44.7 boards per game, which is 20th and 20th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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