Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
The Orlando Magic (23-22) will take on the Detroit Pistons (23-21) at Kia Center on Saturday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and walked away with a win by a score of 107-96 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 11 while the Rockets totaled 17 fouls. They also converted 11 of their 39 attempts from long range. Houston finished the game at 68.8% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 16 tries. In addition, Houston snagged 39 rebounds (15 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Houston distributed 19 assists and had 18 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the floor on 37 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 52 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 13 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Detroit finished the game having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and converted 10 of their 27 3-point attempts.
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Ron Holland is a guy who came through for the contest. He accounted for 3 points on 1 out of 3 shooting. He was on the court for 16 mins and also snagged 1 board. Holland went 33.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists.
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Detroit will enter this matchup with a record of 23-21 this season. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 45.1 boards per contest and has totaled 1,124 assists on the year, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are hitting 36.4% from downtown (587 of 1,613) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.2 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the floor.
Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 13th in the league in allowing assists with 1,119 surrendered for the year. The Pistons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,802 of 3,874) and they concede 42.3 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 37.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.9).
In their last game, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 109-93 against the Raptors. When it comes to how they rebounded, Orlando allowed Toronto to grab 42 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 54.2% from downtown by hitting 13 of 24 and finished the contest at 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Magic allowed the Raptors to convert 39 out of 73 attempts from the field which left them shooting 53.4% for this contest. Overall, the Magic ended up going 35 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 41.2%. In relation to three-point shots, Orlando converted 9 out of 31 attempts (29.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 73.7%. The Raptors had 22 fouls for this contest which got the Magic to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Magic were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest.
Caleb Houstan was important for the Magic in this matchup. Houstan recorded 3 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He made 1 out of 5 in this matchup giving him a rate of 20.0%, and had 8 rebounds.
Orlando has a record of 23-22 for the year. The Magic are committing 20.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.4 times per contest (27th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 4,677 points for the year (103.9 per contest) and they average 41.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Magic are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the NBA.
The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 104.4. They are forcing 16.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (20th in basketball). The Orlando defense concedes 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (500 of 1,361) and opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 22.3 assists and 41.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 1st and 2nd in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando
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