Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (38-30) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Thursday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (35-34).

The Magic faced the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-108 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Magic finished with 19 and the Thunder had 16 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 29 shots from distance. Oklahoma City went 88.9% at the charity stripe by burying 24 of 27 shots. In addition, Oklahoma City snagged 53 rebounds (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Oklahoma City totaled 19 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the field on 40 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic converted 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. Orlando finished with a 39.8% FG percentage (37 of 93) and converted 17 out of their 50 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Paolo Banchero is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Banchero ended up going 57.1% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played 36 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He accounted for 32 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Orlando enters this game with a win-loss record of 38-30 on the year. They average 115.5 pts per contest (16th in basketball) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 34.5% on shots from distance (803 of 2,327) and 79.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is pulling down 43.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,797 assists this season, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.5 fouls. They surrender 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.2). The Magic defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,825 of 5,971) and they relinquish 43.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 5th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,700 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the Hornets walked away with a victory by a final of 136-106 when they played the Heat. The Hornets pulled down 38 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Heat committed 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a clip of 81.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, Charlotte knocked down 17 of their 43 attempts (39.5%). When all was said and done, the Hornets finished 51 out of 96 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.1%. The Hornets permitted the Heat to make 36 of their 89 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.4% in this game. They finished 19.4% from three-point range by going 7 out of 36 and ended up shooting 27 of 34 at the charity stripe (79.4%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Charlotte permitted Miami to grab 43 in all (12 on the offensive side).

LaMelo Ball ended up having an impact for the Hornets in this contest. He converted 11 of 22 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds. Ball totaled 30 points in his 33 minutes on the court and tallied 13 dimes for the matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 35-34 for the year. The Hornets are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (14th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.5 times per game. Charlotte has scored 7,991 points so far this season (115.8 per contest) and they average 46.1 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hornets are shooting 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the league.

The Hornets are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (13th in the league). The Charlotte defense gives up 35.9% from downtown (880 of 2,454) and opponents are converting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.4 assists and 39.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 13th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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