The Boston Celtics (2-0) go up against the Orlando Magic (0-2) at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 22, 2022. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and BSFL.
The Celtics are an 8.5-point favorite against the Magic when the Celtics and the Magic square off. The game’s over/under is set at 215.5.
Celtics vs. Magic Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -8.5
- Total: 215.5
- Moneyline: Boston -364, Orlando +288
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Celtics at Magic odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 8.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (215.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 115 – Magic 101
Moneyline
- Boston won 73.3% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (44-16).
- Boston had a record of 16-2 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -364 or shorter last year (88.9%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Boston’s implied win probability is 78.4%.
- Orlando won 17, or 23.3%, of the 73 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Last season, Orlando won seven of its 40 games, or 17.5%, when it was the underdog by at least +288 on the moneyline.
- Orlando has a 25.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Celtics averaged only 0.4 fewer points per game (111.8) than the Magic gave up (112.2).
- When Boston put up more than 112.2 points last season, it went 27-9-1 against the spread and 32-5 overall.
- When Orlando gave up fewer than 111.8 points last season, it went 28-15 against the spread and 20-23 overall.
- The Magic’s 104.2 points per game last year were just 0.3 fewer points than the 104.5 the Celtics allowed.
- Orlando went 23-18-1 against the spread and 16-26 overall when it scored more than 104.5 points last season.
- Boston’s record was 28-10-1 against the spread and 34-5 overall when it allowed fewer than 104.2 points last season.
- Last season, the Celtics were the NBA’s 12th-ranked offense (111.8 PPG), while the Magic ranked 20th in defensive points per game (112.2) in the league.
- Orlando was the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (104.2 PPG) a season ago, while Boston allowed the fewest points per game (104.5).
- The Celtics out-scored their opponents by a total of 597 points last season (7.3 points per game on average), and opponents of the Magic out-scored them by 656 more points on the year (8.0 per game).
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Over/Under
- Boston had an average implied point total of 111.0 last season, which is 1.0 point lower than its implied total in Saturday’s game (112).
- Last year, Boston put up more than 112 points in a game 39 times.
- The 112.9-point average implied total last season for Orlando is 8.9 more points than the team’s 104-point implied total in this matchup.
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How to watch Celtics vs. Magic
- Game Day: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-BOS and BSFL
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Arena: Amway Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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