The Denver Nuggets will travel to the Amway Center to square off against the Orlando Magic. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Mar. 15 and will air on ALT and FxF.
The Magic got blown out by the Trail Blazers 121-84 on Saturday. Aaron Gordon played well for Orlando, contributing 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are coming off a 124-119 loss to the Heat on Monday. Kenneth Faried scored 24 points and recorded 11 rebounds earning his 20th double-double of the season.
Victor Oladipo has been playing at a high level as of late for the Magic, averaging 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 1.2 three-pointers over the last five games. Faried has also been on fire in the same span, averaging 17.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks while leading the Nuggets.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Magic won the first game 85-74. Nikola Vucevic recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Magic enter the game with records of 28-37 Straight Up (SU) and 36-29 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games, they are 7-2-1 ATS.
On the other side, Denver has a SU record of 28-39 and an ATS record of 37-26-4. In Eastern Conference games, Denver has gone 28-39 SU and 37-26-4 ATS.
The Magic’s win over Denver in their last game couldn’t give them the edge in the head-to-head record over the past 10 meetings, where the Nuggets still lead 7-3 SU. Additionally, the Nuggets lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Orl
Notes
“Orlando is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 6 games “.
“Orlando is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando’s last 6 games at home”.
“Orlando is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Denver”.
“Orlando is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Denver”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando’s last 6 games when playing Denver”.
“Orlando is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver”.
“Orlando is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Denver”.
“Denver is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Orlando”.
Denver’s offense and Orlando’s defense are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Denver puts up an average of 0.0 points per game, while Orlando allows 0.0 points per game.
Denver and Orlando are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per away game and points allowed at home respectively. Denver puts up an average of 0.0 points on the road, while Orlando allows 0.0 points at home on average.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Magic are 20-8 on the season. When the Nuggets score fewer than 100, they are a subpar 3-18.
Orlando is an abysmal 8-29 when it allows 100 or more points. Denver has a 25-21 record when it hits the century mark.
The Magic have an offensive rating of 101.6 (ranked 26th). The Nuggets rank 22nd for their defensive rating of 106.1.
Orlando averages 99.0 possessions per game, scoring 1.016 points on each possession. While Denver averages fewer possessions per game with 98.9, the team scores more points per possession with 1.035.
The Orlando Magic average an effective field goal percentage of 49.2% this season. The Denver Nuggets have a losing record of 11-29 when opponents have an EFF% of 49.2% or greater.
On average, the Orlando Magic attempt 22.0 three point field goals per game and the Denver Nuggets attempt 23.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Orlando is 10-14, while Denver has a losing record of 11-17.
The Orlando Magic, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.65, rank 13th in the NBA. The Denver Nuggets have a lower A/TO (1.59), ranking 15th.
The Magic rank 13th in rebounds per game with 44.1, while the Nuggets rank seventh with 44.8 per game.
The Denver Nuggets are among the best offensive rebounding teams in the league (ranked third). The Orlando Magic are in the top half of NBA teams in defensive rebounding (ranked 14th).
Orlando has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.8% this season. Denver has a poor 11-18 record when its TOV% is 14.8% or higher.
