Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (20-17) will compete against the Orlando Magic (23-18) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Magic faced the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 104-99 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Magic ended up walking away with 23 while the 76ers finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 95.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 22 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia grabbed 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Philadelphia earned 17 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 33 of 72 shooting. They also dished out 23 dimes for this game while creating 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Magic converted 19 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 67.9%. Orlando ended the game with a 48.8% field goal percentage (39 of 80) and knocked down 7 of 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cole Anthony is someone who was a factor in this contest. Anthony went 64.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He notched 27 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Orlando will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 23-18 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is snagging 41.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 969 assists for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are shooting 30.8% on 3-pointers (467 of 1,514) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 104.8 pts per contest (30th in basketball) on 44.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Magic have forced 16.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.1% on three-point shots and they rank 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (103.2). The Magic defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,528 of 3,296) and they relinquish 40.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 2nd in basketball in giving up assists with 902 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks took a loss by a final score of 140-106 when they played the Knicks. The Bucks snagged 24 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Knicks committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 58.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Milwaukee converted 10 of their 34 attempts (29.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Bucks went 43 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Bucks permitted the Knicks to make 51 out of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 58.0% in the game. They finished 43.9% from beyond the perimeter via 18 of 41 and ended up shooting 20 out of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). When discussing rebounds, Milwaukee permitted New York to grab 49 overall (10 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks for this contest. Antetokounmpo accumulated 24 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game. He converted 10 of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and had 13 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 20-17 so far this season. The Bucks have committed 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. Milwaukee has scored 4,169 pts for the season (112.7 per game) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the league.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (514 of 1,429) and their opposition knocks down 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.4 assists and 45.3 rebounds per contest, which is 7th and 24th in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 12th in the league in PPG given up with 111.5. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points

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