The Orlando Magic (9-20) aim to build on a four-game winning run when visiting the Boston Celtics (22-7) at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, December 16, 2022 at TD Garden. The contest airs on NBCS-BOS and BSFL.
The Celtics are a double-digit favorite against the Magic when the Celtics and the Magic square off. The Celtics are favored by 13 points.
Celtics vs. Magic Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -13
- Moneyline: Boston -850, Orlando +600
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Magic at Celtics odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 13)
- Prediction:
Celtics 121 – Magic 106
- Boston has been chosen as the favorite in 27 games this year and has walked away with the win 20 times (74.1%) in those games.
- Boston has been named as a favorite of -850 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
- Boston has an implied victory probability of 89.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Orlando has won 34.6% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (9-17).
- Orlando has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +600 or longer.
- Orlando has a 14.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Celtics record 119.4 points per game, 5.7 more points than the 113.7 the Magic give up.
- When Boston puts up more than 113.7 points, it is 14-5-1 against the spread and 18-2 overall.
- Orlando is 10-7-2 against the spread and 7-12 overall when giving up fewer than 119.4 points.
- The Magic put up only 3.5 fewer points per game (109.1) than the Celtics allow their opponents to score (112.6).
- Orlando has put together a 9-1 ATS record and a 6-4 overall record in games it scores more than 112.6 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 9-1 and a 10-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 109.1 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s highest-scoring team (119.4 PPG), while the Magic rank 15th in points per game allowed (113.7) in the league.
- Orlando is the NBA’s 28th-ranked offense (109.1 PPG), while Boston is the 13th-ranked defense (112.6).
- The Celtics have totaled a total of 197 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 6.8 per game), while the Magic have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 133 total points, 4.6 per game).