The Orlando Magic (16-8) will visit the Boston Celtics (19-5) after dropping three road games in a row. It tips at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
The Celtics take the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Magic. The game features a point total of 227.5.
Celtics vs. Magic Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Boston -7.5
- Total: 227.5
- Moneyline: Boston -304, Orlando +243
Magic at Celtics odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 7.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (227.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 117 – Magic 108
- Boston has won 19, or 79.2%, of the 24 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 15 times in 16 chances when named as a favorite of at least -304 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 75.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Orlando has won 46.7% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (7-8).
- Orlando has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +243 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Orlando has an implied win probability of 29.2%.
- The Celtics put up 117.8 points per game, 8.1 more points than the 109.7 the Magic allow.
- Boston has a 10-6-2 record against the spread and a 16-2 record overall when putting up more than 109.7 points.
- When it scores more than 109 points, Orlando is 12-3 against the spread and 12-3 overall.
- Boston’s record is 9-6-2 against the spread and 15-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 113.9 points.
- The Celtics are at the seventh spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.8 PPG), while the Magic allow the fifth-fewest points per game (109.7) in the league.
- The 18th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.9 PPG) is Orlando, while the Boston squad ranks third in the league defensively (109 PPG).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 211 points this season (8.8 points per game on average), and the Magic have put up 101 more points than their opponents on the year (4.2 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 117.3 points, 0.7 fewer points than its implied total of 118 points in Sunday’s game.
- So far this season, Boston has put up more than 118 points in a game 12 times.
- Orlando’s average implied point total on the year (114.5 points) is 4.5 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).
How to watch Celtics vs. Magic
- Game Day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-BOS and BSFL
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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