Phoenix Suns vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/31/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (39-35) will play the Phoenix Suns (41-33) at Kia Center on Tuesday.

The Suns faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 134-109 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 18 and the Jazz accounted for 12 personal fouls. They also made 10 out of their 23 tries from three-point range. Utah finished the game at 68.4% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 19 tries. Additionally, Utah grabbed 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Utah recorded 34 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the floor on 43 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Suns converted 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (52 of 104) and buried 17 out of their 53 three-point attempts.

Jalen Green is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 13 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. Green finished the game shooting 59.1% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a mark of 41-33 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 43.2 boards per contest and has tallied 1,834 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are hitting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,102 of 3,039) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They average 112.7 points per contest (25th in the league) while connecting on 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Suns have forced 16.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,843 surrendered so far this season. The Suns are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (2,976 of 6,320) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Magic went home defeated by a final of 139-87 against the Raptors. The Magic collected 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 in this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Raptors committed 28 fouls for the game which got the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Orlando made 9 of 38 tries (23.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Magic finished the game shooting 31 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.8%. The Magic permitted the Raptors to knock down 54 out of their 94 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 57.4% for the matchup. They went 44.8% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 29 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). When talking about rebounds, Orlando allowed Toronto to grab 39 in total (9 offensive).

Desmond Bane was important for the Magic for the contest. Bane accumulated 17 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 39-35 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Magic are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks 21st in the NBA. Orlando has accumulated 8,535 pts on the campaign (115.3 per game) and they grab 43.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Magic commit 20.8 fouls every game and they connect on 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense gives up 35.4% from downtown (883 of 2,494) and opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.3 assists and 43.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 8th and 14th in the league. The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in PPG given up with 115.1. They are able to force 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (24th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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