Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 11/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (9-7) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (7-9) at Kia Center on Saturday.

The Pistons faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 112-12 in their last contest. Detroit walked away from the game having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (42 of 98) and made 15 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 13 of 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 48 with 16 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the field on 44 of 91 shooting. Chicago recorded 28 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, Chicago grabbed 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Chicago finished the game shooting 78.6% from the free throw line by making 11 of 14 shots. They converted 23 of their 46 attempts from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 19 and the Bulls totaled 16 fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. Cunningham finished the game at 47.1% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists. He played for 36 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this game with a mark of 7-9 so far this year. They turn it over 16.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.3 fouls every game. As a team, Detroit is snagging 47.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 402 dimes this season, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pistons are hitting 34.8% on three-point shots (200 of 575) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.8 pts per game (22nd in the league) while going 45.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pistons have forced 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They give up 36.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (110.9). The Pistons defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.2% (645 of 1,426) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 21st in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 394 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 104-93 against the Clippers. In the matter of rebounds, Orlando permitted Los Angeles to grab 49 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from distance by connecting on 11 of 22 and ended up going 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Magic allowed the Clippers to make 38 of their 77 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% for the contest. In all, the Magic ended up going 33 for 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, Orlando made 8 of their 35 attempts (22.9%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a clip of 79.2%. The Clippers committed 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Magic to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Magic collected 22 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the matchup.

Anthony Black was important for the Magic for this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, but didn't pull down a rebound. Black recorded 17 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 8 assists in this contest.

Orlando has a record of 9-7 on the season. The Magic are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.2 times per game (23rd in the league) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. Orlando has accumulated 1,696 pts so far this year (106.0 per game) and they collect 41.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Magic are shooting 44.4% from the field, which is 23rd in the league.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (189 of 521) and opponents are converting on 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.4 dimes and 42.7 boards per game, which ranks 2nd and 10th in basketball. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 102.3. They have forced 16.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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