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UTA vs ORL Picks
NBA PicksCollin Sexton has accumulated 2.3 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the league (77th percentile). The Magic have played at the least up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 25 games, which should lead to decreased opportunities for the Utah Jazz. Collin Sexton stands to suffer a reduction in performance for all stats due to playing away from home in this matchup.
Cole Anthony has made 39.4% of his shots from the field this year, ranking him in the 22nd percentile among all players in the league. Out of all players in the league, Cole Anthony places in the 25th percentile for playing time, posting a lowly 13.5 minutes per game playing at home this year. Cole Anthony has committed 2.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games while on his home court, 0.9 higher than he's committed overall this year at home. As it relates to shooting, the Orlando Magic's poor 105.6 points per game settles in as the fewest in the NBA this year. The matchup against the Jazz is a hard one for three-point shots; the opposition's starting PGs have shot for the lowest three rate in the NBA this year (26.5%).
The Jazz rank as the 10th-lowest scoring offense in the league this year. The Magic have played at the least up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 25 games, which should lead to decreased opportunities for the Utah Jazz. Out of all players in the NBA, Micah Potter slots into the 10th percentile for getting to the foul line, posting only 0.0 foul shot attempts per game this year. Micah Potter will not enjoy the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing while traveling generally worsens player production in all stat categories.
Collin Sexton has accumulated 2.3 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the league (77th percentile). The Jazz rank as the 10th-lowest scoring offense in the league this year. The Magic have played at the least up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 25 games, which should lead to decreased opportunities for the Utah Jazz. Collin Sexton stands to suffer a reduction in performance for all stats due to playing away from home in this matchup.
Among all players in the NBA, Goga Bitadze lands in the 97th percentile for scoring performance with an excellent 64.8% rate this year. Goga Bitadze has converted 50.0% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games at home, 33.3% higher than he's converted from 3-point range over the course of the year on his home court. The matchup against Walker Kessler is a good one for three-point attempts; when guarding opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted an enormous 3.4 3-pointers per game (100th percentile). The Magic are expected to see a spike in plays today from sharing the court with the 5th-most up-tempo pace visiting offense in the league over the last 10 games (the Utah Jazz). Offensive rebounds save possession and bring about bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Orlando Magic grade out 8th-best in in the league while playing at home with 11.3 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games.
This year when they are on the road, the opposing team's starting PGs have averaged 42.3% on threes (6th-best in the league) vs. the Orlando Magic, marking this as a positive matchup. The Utah Jazz have played at the 5th-speediest pace in the league over the last 10 games away from home. Offensive rebounds preserve possession and spark bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Utah Jazz grade out 3rd-best in in the NBA while on the road with 13.6 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.