Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (23-22) will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (15-28) at Kia Center on Thursday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Heat and took home the win by a score of 116-107 in their last game. Portland ended the game having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 of 87) and buried 15 of 43 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 15 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists for the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 44.1% from the field on 41 out of 93 shooting. Miami doled out 26 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Miami pulled down 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Miami went 91.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 12 shots. They made 14 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 13 and the Heat finished the game with 14 fouls.

Anfernee Simons is one player who came through in this contest. He finished with 24 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Simons finished the game at 45.0% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Portland steps onto the court with a mark of 15-28 on the year. They are averaging 108.1 pts per contest (26th in the NBA) while going 44.9% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.8% on 3-pointers (525 of 1,552) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling down 43.3 boards per game and has racked up 1,001 dimes so far this year, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,170 relinquished for the season. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (1,820 of 3,807) and they surrender 44.9 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 37.7% on shots from distance while they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.5).

For their last game, the Magic walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-93 when they faced the Raptors. The Magic were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 48 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Raptors committed 22 fouls for this game which took the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 73.7%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Orlando buried 9 of 31 attempts (29.0%). When all was said and done, the Magic went 35 for 85 from the field which had them at 41.2%. The Magic allowed the Raptors to make 39 out of 73 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.4% in this game. They went 54.2% from distance by going 13 out of 24 and finished the game at 18 out of 28 from the free throw line (64.3%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Orlando allowed Toronto to collect 42 in total (5 offensive).

Paolo Banchero ended up being important for the Magic for this contest. He buried 10 of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 12 rebounds. Banchero totaled 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for the matchup.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 23-22 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the league. Orlando has totaled 4,677 points for the campaign (103.9 per contest) and they pull down 41.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.4 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Magic are committing 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 77.1% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (500 of 1,361) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 22.3 dimes and 41.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 1st and 2nd in the league. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 104.4. They are forcing 16.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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