Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (22-16) will play the Milwaukee Bucks (19-16) at Kia Center on Friday.

The Bucks faced off with the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 121-105 in their last contest. Milwaukee walked away from the game having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (44 of 92) and buried 19 out of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 14 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 57 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defending, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 36.8% from the field on 35 of 95 shooting. San Antonio doled out 24 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, San Antonio grabbed 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. San Antonio ended up going 85.0% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 20 tries. They converted 18 out of their 52 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Bucks finished with 16 while the Spurs recorded 14 fouls.

Damian Lillard is a guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also grabbed 5 boards. Lillard went 61.5% from the field and distributed 8 assists.

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Milwaukee comes into this matchup with a record of 19-16 on the campaign. They cough up possession 14.2 times per game and as a group are committing 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 43.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 869 assists on the campaign, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are shooting 38.9% on 3-pointers (513 of 1,319) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They average 113.0 pts per game (12th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bucks have forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on shots from distance and they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (110.8). The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (1,410 of 3,132) and they relinquish 45.3 boards per game as a team. They rank 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 889 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Magic got the victory with a final of 103-94 against the Knicks. The Magic were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Knicks earned 18 fouls in this game which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 14 of those for a clip of 77.8%. With regard to three-point shots, Orlando made 11 out of 31 attempts (35.5%). When all was said and done, the Magic went 39 for 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Magic allowed the Knicks to make 36 out of 81 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.4% for the contest. They finished 18.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 of 22 and ended up going 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning how they rebounded, Orlando allowed New York to grab 38 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Cole Anthony ended up being a factor for the Magic in the game. He made 9 out of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Anthony earned 24 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for the contest.

Orlando has a record of 22-16 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Magic are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the league. Orlando has scored 3,998 points on the campaign (105.2 per game) and they grab 41.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.8 times per game (26th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per contest. The Magic are committing 20.2 fouls per game and they go 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 103.2. They have forced 17.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (423 of 1,175) and opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 22.3 dimes and 40.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 1st and 1st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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