Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, January 3, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (7-25) welcome the Orlando Magic (20-14) at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

The Magic took the court against the Nets and took home the win by a score of 102-101 in their last game. Orlando ended the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 out of 83) and knocked down 12 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Magic buried 16 of 25 shots for a percentage of 64.0%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 30 dimes for this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 32 out of 73 shooting. Brooklyn doled out 22 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Brooklyn snagged 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn shot 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 28 tries. They also knocked down 13 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Magic finished with 23 while the Nets finished the game with 19 fouls.

Tristan Da Silva is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He recorded 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. Da Silva finished the game shooting 53.3% from the floor and distributed 7 dimes.

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Orlando will enter this matchup with a record of 20-14 for the year. They currently have an average of 105.9 pts per contest (30th in the league) while shooting 44.9% from the floor. The Magic are hitting 30.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (384 of 1,247) and 79.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 41.8 boards per game and has accumulated 807 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Magic are able to force 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 756 surrendered on the year. The Magic defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,264 of 2,735) and they concede 40.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (103.5).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 136-107 when they faced the Hawks. The Raptors recorded 37 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for this game. They turned it over 31 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Hawks committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Toronto converted 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Raptors ended up shooting 38 for 85 from the field which had them shooting 44.7%. The Raptors allowed the Hawks to make 46 of 95 attempts from the field which had them at 48.4% for the game. They finished shooting 40.0% from downtown by shooting 18 of 45 and ended up shooting 26 out of 35 at the charity stripe (74.3%). Concerning team rebounding, Toronto allowed Atlanta to snag 40 overall (14 offensive).

Scottie Barnes pitched in for the Raptors in this game. He converted 7 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and added 8 rebounds. Barnes scored 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the game.

Toronto has a mark of 7-25 for the year. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the league. Toronto has accounted for 3,595 points for the year (112.3 per contest) and they pull in 45.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 28.8 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.7 times per contest. The Raptors commit 22.8 fouls every game and they connect on 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 27th in basketball in points allowed per game with 119.1. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (16th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 35.5% on 3-pointers (435 of 1,227) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.3 dimes and 43.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 17th and 14th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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