The Orlando Magic will make an up-north trip as they face off with the current top-seed of the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:35 PM ET and set to be aired nationally on both COMCAST and FSN. The Celtics have won four of the last five meetings between both sides.
Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics Overview
After Cleveland fell at Chicago last night, the Celtics pulled to the front of the Eastern Conference standings even if they lost to Miami most recently by a three-ball in Beantown. Previous to this, the Celtics entered on a four-game winning streak. The storied NBA franchise features a talent crops of young guns on their rolls, including point man Isaiah Thomas, guard Avery Bradley and center Al Horford. The Celtics are a free-throw specialist as they are the best in the league from behind the charity stripe while being smart in who they foul as they are 3rd in opponent free-throw percentage. Orlando owns the second worst record in the East and are long since removed from any playoff qualification, entering the affair off a two-game losing streak.
Orlando at Boston Key Betting Trends
- The Celtics come in with a 48-27 SU record while posting a 37-36-2 mark against the spread overall.
- The Magic enter with a 27-48 SU while owning a 29-45 record against the spread.
Public Money Consensus
In the early going almost all of the consensus like the Celtics against the spread as 96% are ready to spot the points to the Magic. On the Money Line, the Magic come in as a +562 road dog while the Celtics require insane juice as a -800 home favorite. In Over/Under markets, the number sits at 217.5 with 75% of the public liking the Over.
