The Orlando Magic head to the TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Friday, Jan. 29 and will air on CNE and FxF.
The Celtics won big over the Wizards 116-91 on Monday. Isaiah Thomas led all scorers on the team with 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting. The Magic, meanwhile, are coming off a 107-100 loss to the Bucks on Tuesday. Victor Oladipo had a good shooting night, leading the team with 18 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Magic won the first game 110-91. Oladipo was a standout player in the game, producing 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals, one block, and two three-pointers.
The Celtics, a seven-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Orlando. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is 204 points. The Celtics look to build on their records of 26-21 Straight Up (SU) and 24-21-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 19-14 SU and 17-15-1 ATS versus the Eastern Conference. Boston has averaged 112.4 points per game over the last 10 games, higher than its season average of 104.4. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Boston’s offense. They are fifth in the league in assists with an average of 24.3 per game. Something to watch out for is if Boston can force its opponents into turnovers and convert them into baskets. They’ve done an excellent job of that all year with an average of 19.2 points off turnovers per game.
On the other side, Orlando has a SU record of 20-24 and an ATS record of 24-20. Orlando has been particularly bad ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 2-8. The Magic are in for a physical game against Boston. The Celtics are not afraid to send opponents to the free throw line, averaging a league-high 23.0 fouls per game.
Orlando won the last meeting this season between these two teams, but the Celtics still lead the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU, over the last 10 matchups. Additionally, with a 6-4 record, the Celtics have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Bos, ATS Winner – Bos, O/U – Under
Notes
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games when playing Orlando.
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Orlando.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston’s last 16 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Orlando is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Orlando’s last 16 games when playing on the road against Boston.
Boston puts up an average of 104.4 points per game (ranked sixth). Orlando ranks seventh in points allowed per game with 99.6.
On average, Boston puts up 103.7 points per home game (ranked 12th), while Orlando allows 99.4 points per away game (ranked seventh).
In its last game, Boston won by a 25-point margin. Orlando is 3-3 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Boston has a 6-2 record in blowouts.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Orlando Magic are a winning 18-7. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Boston Celtics have an underachieving record of 4-10.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Magic are just 2-17 this season. Boston is a solid 21-11 when registering triple digits.
The Magic have an offensive rating of 101.5 (ranked 25th), while the Celtics rank second for their defensive rating of 99.3.
Boston has an average field goal percentage of 43.6%. Orlando is a poor 7-17 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
Boston attempts an average of 27.0 three pointers per game, and Orlando attempts 22.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Celtics have a 16-17 record while the Magic have a 7-8 record.
The Boston Celtics, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.71, rank sixth in the NBA. The Orlando Magic have a lower A/TO (1.62), ranking 12th.
The Celtics rank eighth in rebounds per game with 45.0, while the Magic rank 15th with 43.6 per game.
The Orlando Magic rank 19th in offensive rebounding, while the Boston Celtics rank 16th in defensive rebounding.
Boston ranks fifth in forced turnovers with an average rate of 16.1%. Orlando has an 8-7 record when they suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
