Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Orlando Magic (23-21) are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Toronto Raptors (10-32).

The Magic took the court against the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-100 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Magic left the arena with 19 and the Nuggets totaled 16 fouls. They made 7 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. Denver went 83.9% from the free throw line by burying 26 of 31 attempts. In addition, Denver snagged 57 rebounds (13 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Denver earned 24 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When it comes to defending, Orlando allowed 51.9% from the floor on 40 of 77 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and having 15 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 16 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Magic made 12 of 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Orlando walked away from the game with a 37.3% FG percentage (38 out of 102) and buried 12 of 41 three-point attempts.

Wendell Carter Jr. is a guy who was a factor for the contest. Carter finished shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and collected 13 boards. He had 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 23-21 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 104.2 pts per game (30th in the league) while hitting 44.0% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 30.4% on three-point shots (496 of 1,633) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 41.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,038 dimes on the year, which ranks 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Magic have forced 16.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are 2nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (104.3). The Magic are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (1,655 of 3,525) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 975 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Raptors took a loss by a final score of 130-112 against the Bucks. The Raptors were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Bucks earned 23 personal fouls for this game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Toronto made 8 out of 34 attempts (23.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Raptors went 43 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. The Raptors permitted the Bucks to make 42 out of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.9% in this matchup. They went 41.9% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 31 and ended up shooting 33 out of 41 from the free throw line (80.5%). When talking about team rebounding, Toronto allowed Milwaukee to snag 44 in total (11 on the offensive side).

RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Barrett scored 21 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 10 assists for the matchup.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 10-32 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in basketball. Toronto has accounted for 4,661 pts this season (111.0 per game) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 28.9 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per game. The Raptors are responsible for committing 21.6 fouls per game while shooting 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (603 of 1,629) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.9 dimes and 43.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 20th and 13th in basketball. The Raptors on defense are ranked 27th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 118.5. They have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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