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Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 26 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 126-120
46-29 27-39 29-23 24-29
Position#25
Record18-29
FormLLWLW
Points / game111.0
Allowed / game114.3
vs
Position#24
Record24-25
FormLLLLW
Points / game115.0
Allowed / game116.6
USANBA· Amway Center
NBA2022-23
Meetings · Orlando Magic v Indiana Pacers
22 Mar 2027
ORL v IND
upcoming
04 Mar 2027
ORL v IND
upcoming
23 Mar 2026
ORL126
IND128
04 Jan 2026
ORL135
IND127
13 Nov 2024
ORL94
IND90
28 Oct 2024
ORL119
IND115
10 Mar 2024
ORL97
IND111
25 Feb 2023
ORL108
IND121
25 Jan 2023
ORL126
IND120
02 Mar 2022
ORL114
IND122
28 Feb 2022
ORL119
IND103
25 Apr 2021
ORL112
IND131
09 Apr 2021
ORL106
IND111
10 Nov 2019
ORL102
IND109
31 Jan 2019
ORL107
IND100
07 Dec 2018
ORL90
IND112
20 Nov 2017
ORL97
IND105
08 Apr 2017
ORL112
IND127
01 Feb 2017
ORL88
IND98
21 Feb 2016
ORL102
IND105
06 Jan 2016
ORL86
IND95
25 Jan 2015
ORL99
IND106
16 Apr 2014
ORL86
IND101
09 Feb 2014
ORL93
IND92
08 Mar 2013
ORL86
IND115
16 Jan 2013
ORL97
IND86
05 May 2012
ORL99
IND101
02 May 2012
ORL74
IND97
11 Mar 2012
ORL107
IND94
29 Jan 2012
ORL85
IND106
13 Apr 2011
ORL92
IND74
20 Jan 2010
ORL109
IND98
14 Dec 2009
ORL106
IND98
27 Jan 2009
ORL135
IND111
29 Nov 2008
ORL110
IND96
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Orlando Magic winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Indiana Pacers winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Orlando MagicUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormMagic
Date
Competition
Oklahoma City Thunder
#20
W
126-115
126
115
+11
126avg 101
H05/01
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#5
L
115-123
115
123
-8
106avg 101
H06/01
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#11
W
115-101
115
101
+14
108avg 101
A08/01
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#7
L
111-136
111
136
-25
100avg 101
A10/01
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#26
W
109-106
109
106
+3
99avg 101
A11/01
NBA
Utah Jazz
#22
L
108-112
108
112
-4
91avg 101
A14/01
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#2
L
116-119
116
119
-3
107avg 101
A16/01
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#15
W
123-110
123
110
+13
125avg 101
H21/01
NBA
Washington Wizards
#23
L
118-138
118
138
-20
108avg 101
A22/01
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
113-98
113
98
+15
104avg 101
H24/01
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-28
39-25
25-35
31-27
20-22
23-43
35-27
37-31
28-29
34-30
30-23
23-19
31-41
21-31
32-35
27-29
33-20
17-30
32-23
27-33
27-36
29-25
27-27
25-24
25-31
29-38
34-25
28-25
23-30
33-30
32-31
35-19
26-37
31-33
34-30
27-38
30-23
25-31
33-25
25-19
231.2Avg total
115.4Scored
115.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (47)111.0114.3225.3-3.438%
Season at home (24)114.2114.8229.0-0.550%
Season away (23)107.6113.9221.5-6.326%
Last 10 (10)115.4115.8231.2-0.450%
Last 5 (5)115.6115.4231.0+0.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)108.8112.0220.8-3.242%
vs Similar ◀ (15)112.7117.7230.5-5.040%
vs Weaker (3)116.7114.7231.3+2.067%
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Indiana PacersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormPacers
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#26
W
108-99
108
99
+9
99avg 107
H07/01
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#27
W
116-111
116
111
+5
107avg 107
H08/01
NBA
New York Knicks
#8
L
113-119
113
119
-6
104avg 107
A12/01
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
111-113
111
113
-2
97avg 107
H14/01
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#5
L
112-130
112
130
-18
97avg 107
H15/01
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
L
119-132
119
132
-13
116avg 107
A16/01
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#20
L
106-126
106
126
-20
93avg 107
A19/01
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#2
L
111-134
111
134
-23
99avg 107
A21/01
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#9
L
107-112
107
112
-5
92avg 107
A22/01
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
116-110
116
110
+6
100avg 107
H25/01
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
26-29
28-26
27-27
27-17
15-27
32-18
26-34
43-32
21-37
20-25
40-33
32-24
27-36
31-19
31-29
22-29
28-36
24-32
27-29
33-33
38-32
38-33
22-28
21-39
20-36
24-22
29-42
33-26
28-37
25-24
29-38
29-35
27-29
30-30
26-28
24-25
21-33
25-29
34-25
36-23
230.5Avg total
111.9Scored
118.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (49)115.0116.6231.7-1.649%
Season at home (25)117.8114.8232.6+3.064%
Season away (24)112.1118.6230.7-6.533%
Last 10 (10)111.9118.6230.5-6.730%
Last 5 (5)111.8122.8234.6-11.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (18)114.6119.9234.5-5.439%
vs Similar ◀ (12)114.7115.4230.1-0.850%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Orlando Magic) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: -2.3-2.3Q1: -8.1-8.1Q2Q2: -3.5-3.5Q2: +1.9+1.9Q3Q3: +3.3+3.3Q3: -2.2-2.2Q4Q4: +2.1+2.1Q4: +1.7+1.7
-10-5+0+5+10Q1Q1: -2.3-2.3Q1: -8.1-8.1Q2Q2: -3.5-3.5Q2: +1.9+1.9Q3Q3: +3.3+3.3Q3: -2.2-2.2Q4Q4: +2.1+2.1Q4: +1.7+1.7
Orlando MagicIndiana Pacers
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Orlando MagicLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma City Thunder
#20
W
70-53
70
53
+17
H05/01
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#5
L
43-65
43
65
-22
H06/01
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#11
W
62-59
62
59
+3
A08/01
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#7
L
52-72
52
72
-20
A10/01
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#26
D
50-50
50
50
+0
A11/01
NBA
Utah Jazz
#22
L
56-61
56
61
-5
A14/01
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#2
L
54-69
54
69
-15
A16/01
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#15
L
56-60
56
60
-4
H21/01
NBA
Washington Wizards
#23
L
57-70
57
70
-13
A22/01
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
55-54
55
54
+1
H24/01
NBA
116.8Avg total
55.5Scored
61.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)53.859.0112.8-5.230%-
Last 30 at home (15)54.258.1112.3-3.940%-
Last 30 away (15)53.359.9113.2-6.520%-
Last 10 (10)55.561.3116.8-5.830%-
Last 5 (5)55.662.8118.4-7.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)52.258.6110.8-6.342%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)54.958.4113.3-3.527%-
vs Weaker (3)54.063.7117.7-9.70%-
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Indiana PacersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland Trail Blazers
#26
L
54-55
54
55
-1
H07/01
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#27
W
47-45
47
45
+2
H08/01
NBA
New York Knicks
#8
L
41-62
41
62
-21
A12/01
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
58-55
58
55
+3
H14/01
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#5
L
52-68
52
68
-16
H15/01
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#1
W
76-65
76
65
+11
A16/01
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#20
L
44-58
44
58
-14
A19/01
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#2
L
53-61
53
61
-8
A21/01
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#9
L
57-59
57
59
-2
A22/01
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
L
46-62
46
62
-16
H25/01
NBA
111.8Avg total
52.8Scored
59.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)57.258.6115.8-1.340%-
Last 30 at home (14)59.157.7116.8+1.457%-
Last 30 away (16)55.659.3114.9-3.725%-
Last 10 (10)52.859.0111.8-6.230%-
Last 5 (5)55.261.0116.2-5.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (18)56.759.0115.7-2.333%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)58.157.9116.0+0.250%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Orlando Magic) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Orlando Magictheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Orlando Magic: 115.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀51%
🏀🏀🏀31%
🏀18%
🏀🏀 2-pointers58.4 pts a game · 51% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers36.3 pts a game · 31% of the points
🏀 Free throws20.7 pts a game · 18% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.1 points a game
52%
32%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers52.429.2
55.7%
54.5%58.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.512.1
37.2%
35.8%36.3
🏀 Free throws26.720.7
77.5%
78.1%20.7
They take 84.9 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 32.5 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Indiana Pacerstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Indiana Pacers: 111.9 points a game scored
🏀🏀50%
🏀🏀🏀30%
🏀20%
🏀🏀 2-pointers56.4 pts a game · 50% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers33.6 pts a game · 30% of the points
🏀 Free throws21.9 pts a game · 20% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.1 points a game
52%
32%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers56.428.2
50.0%
54.5%56.4
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers35.811.2
31.3%
35.8%33.6
🏀 Free throws26.921.9
81.4%
78.1%21.9
They take 92.2 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 35.8 of them are 3-pointers, so 39% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 26 Jan 2023 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Orlando Magic
WLWLLWLWLW
Indiana Pacers
WLLLLLLLWW
#25
League position
#24
-0.4
Net rating
-6.4
113.7
Offensive rating
106.1
114.1
Defensive rating
112.4
55.8%
Effective FG%
48.8%
55.4%
Opp. effective FG%
55.6%
12.6%
Turnover %
14.1%
20.3%
Off. rebound %
25.5%
0.31
Free-throw rate
0.29
37.2%
3-point %
31.3%
57.9%
Assist %
62.7%
50%
Form (last 10/10)
30%

Profile

Offence113.7 · 106.1Defence114.1 · 112.4Shooting55.8% · 48.8%3-point %37.2% · 31.3%Ball care12.6% · 14.1%Off. rebounds20.3% · 25.5%Free throws0.31 · 0.29Form (last 10/10)50% · 30%
■ Orlando Magic   ■ Indiana Pacers
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Orlando Magic wins
8
Indiana Pacers wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/23HBoston Celtics113-98
22/01/23AWashington Wizards118-138
21/01/23HNew Orleans Pelicans123-110
16/01/23ADenver Nuggets116-119
14/01/23AUtah Jazz108-112
11/01/23APortland Trail Blazers109-106
10/01/23ASacramento Kings111-136
08/01/23AGolden State Warriors115-101
06/01/23HMemphis Grizzlies115-123
05/01/23HOklahoma City Thunder126-115
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/23HChicago Bulls116-110
22/01/23APhoenix Suns107-112
21/01/23ADenver Nuggets111-134
19/01/23AOklahoma City Thunder106-126
16/01/23AMilwaukee Bucks119-132
15/01/23HMemphis Grizzlies112-130
14/01/23HAtlanta Hawks111-113
12/01/23ANew York Knicks113-119
08/01/23HCharlotte Hornets116-111
07/01/23HPortland Trail Blazers108-99

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Orlando Magic
NBA 2022-23
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW38%
HomeLWLWW50%
AwayLWLLL26%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games472423
Win %38%50%26%
Points / game111.0114.2107.6
Allowed / game114.3114.8113.9
Point differential-3.4-0.5-6.3
Avg total225.3229.0221.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%33%4%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (12)75% (4)38% (8)
Overtime %4%8%0%
Indiana Pacers
NBA 2022-23
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW49%
HomeWWLLW64%
AwayLLLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games492524
Win %49%64%33%
Points / game115.0117.8112.1
Allowed / game116.6114.8118.6
Point differential-1.6+3.0-6.5
Avg total231.7232.6230.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%20%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won47% (15)40% (10)60% (5)
Overtime %2%0%4%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Boston Celtics49351471%117.6112.0+5.7
2 Denver Nuggets48341471%116.9112.6+4.3
3 Memphis Grizzlies47311666%117.0112.4+4.7
4 Philadelphia 76ers46301665%114.1110.2+3.8
5 Milwaukee Bucks47301764%113.2111.8+1.4
6 Brooklyn Nets46291763%113.7110.7+3.0
7 Cleveland Cavaliers49292059%111.5107.2+4.3
8 Sacramento Kings46271959%120.3116.7+3.6
9 Miami Heat49272255%108.4108.2+0.3
10 New Orleans Pelicans48262254%115.6113.1+2.5
11 New York Knicks49262353%114.1112.1+2.0
12 Los Angeles Clippers50262452%110.2110.6-0.4
13 Phoenix Suns49252451%113.0111.7+1.3
14 Dallas Mavericks49252451%112.9112.5+0.4
15 Utah Jazz50252550%117.6116.3+1.3
16 Atlanta Hawks48242450%115.6116.2-0.5
17 Minnesota Timberwolves49242549%115.3115.6-0.3
18 Indiana Pacers49242549%115.0116.6-1.6
19 Oklahoma City Thunder47232449%116.6115.5+1.1
20 Golden State Warriors47232449%117.6118.0-0.4
21 Portland Trail Blazers47222547%113.6113.1+0.5
22 Chicago Bulls47222547%114.6114.7-0.1
23 Los Angeles Lakers48222646%117.1118.3-1.2
24 Washington Wizards47212645%112.8113.6-0.8
25 Toronto Raptors48212744%112.6112.4+0.2
26 Orlando Magic47182938%111.0114.3-3.4
27 San Antonio Spurs47143330%113.1122.0-8.9
28 Charlotte Hornets49133627%112.0119.1-7.0
29 Detroit Pistons49123724%112.4120.3-7.9
30 Houston Rockets47113623%109.9117.4-7.6
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Orlando Magic46272924126
Indiana Pacers29392329120
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