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Game time: April 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Amway Center — Orlando, FL

Article updated Apr 1, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Detroit Pistons are traveling to play the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center stadium on Sunday, 4/2/2023 @ 6:00pm EST. Orlando is the betting favorite opening at -10.5 and

Game outlook

The Detroit Pistons are traveling to play the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center stadium on Sunday, 4/2/2023 @ 6:00pm EST. Orlando is the betting favorite opening at -10.5 and the current line is Orlando -11.5.

Pistons vs Magic Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Magic to win tonight's game by 9 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Detroit Pistons to cover the 11.5 point spread and the total to go over 226 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Detroit 109 to Orlando 118

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Detroit Pistons to cover the spread (54%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Orlando will win straight-up is 86%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be DET 101.5, ORL 124.5.

OddsShark predicts Orlando will win, detroit will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Detroit Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 27, Detroit is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 110.68 per game), #27 in defense (allowing an average of 118.57 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-61 (32-42-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Pistons hit an average of 45.43% of their field goals (ranked #30) and 76.92% of their free throws (ranked #21) and makes an average of 35.13% of their three pointers ranked #21 in the NBA). They average 42.53 rebounds per game (ranked # 20) and average 22.97 offensive assists and 14.42 turnovers per game (ranked # 27 and 25 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Detroit allows an average of 48.88% field goals (ranked #27) and 77.96% free throws (ranked #14 in the NBA) The Pistons allow an average of 35.97% of the three pointers (ranked #15) and averages 45.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 45.00) Finally, the Pistons average 25.68 defensive assists and 13.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 17 and 18 respectively).

Orlando Key Betting Stats

Orlando Magic has a power ranking of 20 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 111.72 per game), #17 for defense (giving up an average of 114.16 points per game) and 33-44 (44-30-3 ATS) overall. Detroit went 1-2 (0-2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Orlando.

For offense, the Magic hit an average of 47.07% of their field goals (ranked #20) and 78.76% of their free throws (ranked #14) and makes an average of 34.55% of their three pointers (ranked #24 in the NBA). They average 43.04 rebounds per game (ranked # 18) and average 23.13 offensive assists and 14.28 turnovers per game (ranked # 26) and 24 respectively).

On defense, Orlando allows an average of 47.70% field goals (ranked #19) and 79.30% free throws (ranked #24 in the NBA) The Magic allow an average of 35.03% of the three pointers (ranked #6) and averages 42.08 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.08) Finally, the Magic average 25.86 defensive assists and 14.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 20 and 9 respectively).

Betting Summary

Orlando has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Detroit Pistons to cover the 11.5 point spread and the total to go over 226 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Pistons vs Magic archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pistons vs Magic matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Detroit Pistons+293 → +440Moved
  • Moneyline · Orlando Magic-355 → -600Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Pistons+10.5 (-110) → +11.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Orlando Magic-10.5 (-110) → -11.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over226 (-110) → 226 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under226 (-110) → 226 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Detroit Pistons
16-61 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Orlando Magic
33-44 matchup record · 9-1-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-01T18:14:31.935Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-23Detroit Pistons 106 · Orlando Magic 108
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Orlando Magic defeated Detroit Pistons 128-102

Orlando Magic defeated Detroit Pistons 128-102 on April 2, 2023, a 26-point decision in the series. Orlando Magic's strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 29-15. Against SportsJaw's recorded Detroit Pistons +11.5 (-110) spread, Orlando Magic covered, while the 230 combined points finished over the recorded total of 226.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • StevedSpread · Orlando Magic -10.5 (-110)Win
  • DawhizSpread · Orlando Magic -10.5 (-110)Win
  • ThetotalerSpread · Orlando Magic -9 (-110)Win
  • TphamSpread · Detroit Pistons +9 (-110)Loss
  • JohnmiznerTotal · Over 225 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Detroit Pistons +9.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Detroit Pistons +11 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 224.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Detroit Pistons +11 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 224.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Detroit Pistons +11 (-110)Loss
  • TropSpread · Orlando Magic -11 (-110)Win