The red-hot Boston Celtics (35-12) will look to make it 10 wins in a row Monday night when they visit the Orlando Magic (17-29). Tip-off from Amway Center will be at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Celtics vs. Magic odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Celtics’ 9th straight win came Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors, 106-104 as 3.5-point favorites. Boston owns the best record in the NBA by 2 games over the Denver Nuggets, and are led by MVP candidate F Jayson Tatum. Boston ranks 2nd in the NBA in scoring (118.5 PPG) and 10th in opponent points per game (112.2 PPG).
The Magic sunk further below .500 on Saturday night when they were crushed by the Washington Wizards 138-118 as 6.5-point underdogs. Orlando is 4-6 in the last 10 games and the Magic own the 5th-worst record in the league. They could get F Jonathan Isaac back from his severe knee injury Monday night, which would be his 1st game since going down in 2020.
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Celtics at Magic odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Celtics -325 (bet $325 to win $100) | Magic +260 (bet $100 to win $260)
- Against the spread (ATS): Celtics -7.5 (-109) | Magic +7.5 (-101)
- Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -105 | U: -105)
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Celtics at Magic key injuries
Celtics
- PG Malcolm Brogdon (personal) out
- PG Marcus Smart (ankle) out
- C Robert Williams III (knee) questionable
Magic
- F Jonathan Isaac (knee) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Celtics at Magic picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 115, Magic 105
Moneyline
The moneyline isn’t worth betting for either team. The Celtics are overwhelming favorites, so the reward doesn’t match nearly the risk you’re taking in the event that they struggle without Brogdon and Smart available.
I would PASS here and bet on the spread instead.
Against the spread
The Celtics have been particularly good as big favorites. They’re 9-4 ATS when favored by 7.5-9.5 points, which is the range of Monday’s spread. By the same token, the Magic have had success covering big spreads as underdogs, too; they’re 8-5-1 when getting 7.5-9.5 points, according to Covers.
Even without Brogdon and Smart, the Celtics have a good shot to cover the spread, snapping an 0-3 ATS streak against the Magic in their last 3 meetings.
BET CELTICS -7.5 (-109) to cover.
Over/Under
In 3 games between these teams this season, the total has gone Over twice. However, the Celtics haven’t been pushing the total Over in their recent games; the Under is 4-1 in their last 5 games.
With Smart and Brogdon out, Boston will need someone to run the point and distribute the ball. I like the UNDER 230.5 (-105) in this game.
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