The Orlando Magic (7-29) travel to TD Garden Sunday to take on the Boston Celtics (17-19). Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Magic vs. Celtics odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Magic have lost four straight and are just 2-11 over their last 13, failing to cover as 14-point and 15-point underdogs in a two-game series with the Bucks.
They’ve covered 4 of their last 10 games and are 15-21 ATS on the season. The Magic will be without leading scorer PG Cole Anthony and SG Jalen Suggs.
As for Boston, it is starting to get healthier after a stint with several players in the league’s health and safety protocols. However, it is still just 1-4 in its five games and sits ninth in the East. It is 19-16-1 ATS this season.
Magic at Celtics odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Magic +550 (bet $100 to win $550) | Celtics -850 (bet $850 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Magic +11.5 (-108) | Celtics -11.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 215.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Magic at Celtics key injuries
Magic
- PG Cole Anthony (ankle) out
- C Mo Bamba (return to action reconditioning) questionable
- C Robin Lopez (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Jalen Suggs (thumb) out
Celtics
- PG Dennis Schroder (return to action reconditioning) questionable
- SF Jayson Tatum (return to action reconditioning) questionable
- C Robert Williams III (toe) questionable
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Magic at Celtics odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 112, Magic 99
Money line
PASS. The Celtics are the far more talented and healthier side, but at -850, it’s not worth betting at any unit.
Against the spread
“LEAN” to the CELTICS -11.5 (-112).
Boston hasn’t had much success this season, but at home, it is a drastically better team.
It is 10-7 at home and just 7-12 on the road. The Celtics have the league’s ninth-best defensive rating and will also have the game’s two most talented scorers.
The Magic failed to put up much of a fight against the Bucks. So far this season, they give up 111.5 points per game while scoring just 101.7, so this spread is around the average difference of their games anyway.
The Magic are just 1-3 as double-digit underdogs over their last 10.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 215.5 (-108). The Celtics have a top-10 defense. Their offense ranks 20th, averaging 108 points per game.
This is more a fade of the Magic, who average the 28th-most points per game and also are among the five worst shooting teams in the league. The Celtics should be able to hold them under 100.
The teams are a combined 33-38-1 on the O/U this season.
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