Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (28-29) will play the Washington Wizards (9-45) at Kia Center on Sunday.

The Wizards took the court against the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 134-130 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 20 and the Pacers finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of 35 attempts from distance. Indiana ended up going 90.0% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 20 tries. Additionally, Indiana collected 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Indiana recorded 38 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Washington allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the field on 50 out of 107 shooting. They also distributed 29 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 46 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 13 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Washington finished the contest with a 48.5% FG percentage (47 of 97) and converted 23 of their 45 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jordan Poole is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Poole finished shooting 51.7% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 41 minutes and collected 5 boards. He notched 42 points on 15 out of 29 shooting.

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Washington will play this game with a mark of 9-45 on the year. They are turning it over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Washington is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,358 assists so far this year, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are shooting 33.4% from downtown (701 of 2,096) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.6 pts per game (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,564 conceded so far this year. The Wizards are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.6% (2,381 of 4,999) and they surrender 48.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 36.9% on shots from distance and they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (122.0).

In their last game, the Magic got the victory with a final of 114-108 against the Hawks. The Magic were able to collect 42 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 for the game. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Hawks earned 25 personal fouls for the game which took the Magic to the charity stripe for 38 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Orlando converted 6 out of 25 attempts (24.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Magic shot 41 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. The Magic permitted the Hawks to make 39 of 100 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.0% in this game. They finished 31.4% from distance by connecting on 11 of 35 and ended up shooting 19 out of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Orlando permitted Atlanta to snag 51 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Paolo Banchero ended up being a factor for the Magic for the matchup. He buried 11 of 25 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.0%, and added 10 rebounds. Banchero totaled 36 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 28-29 for the campaign. The Magic have committed 20.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.0 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. Orlando has scored 5,938 pts so far this season (104.2 per contest) and they snag 41.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Magic are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in basketball.

The Magic defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per game with 105.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Orlando defense surrenders 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (638 of 1,734) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.0 dimes and 41.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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