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Game time: December 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: TD Garden — Boston, MA

Article updated Dec 17, 10:06 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Orlando is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Boston -10.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Orlando is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 3:00pm EST. Boston -10.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Orlando Highlights

With a power ranking of 27, Orlando is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 109.10 per game), #15 in defense (allowing an average of 113.69 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-20 (15-12-3 ATS) this season.

Boston Highlights

Boston Celtics has a power ranking of 1 and are #1 for offense (scoring an average of 119.41 per game), #13 for defense (giving up an average of 113.69 points per game) and 22-8 (17-12-1 ATS) overall. Orlando went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Boston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be ORL 122, BOS 101. 54% of SportsJaw predicts Boston Celtics to cover. OddsShark predicts Boston will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Magic 100 to Celtics 140.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Magic 100 to Celtics 140.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Magic vs Celtics archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Magic vs Celtics matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Orlando Magic+384 → +410Moved
  • Moneyline · Boston Celtics-500 → -525Moved
  • Spread · Orlando Magic+10.5 (-110) → +10.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Boston Celtics-10.5 (-110) → -10.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over223 (-110) → 223 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under223 (-110) → 223 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Orlando Magic
1-2 matchup record · 7-2-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Boston Celtics
2-1 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-18T03:06:57.822Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-16Orlando Magic 117 · Boston Celtics 109
  • 2022-10-22Boston Celtics 126 · Orlando Magic 120
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Orlando Magic defeated Boston Celtics 95-92

Orlando Magic defeated Boston Celtics 95-92 on December 18, 2022, a 3-point decision in the series. Orlando Magic's strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 24-18. Against SportsJaw's recorded Orlando Magic +10.5 (-110) spread, Orlando Magic covered, while the 187 combined points finished under the recorded total of 223.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Boston Celtics -10.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 223 (-110)Win
  • JackCohenSpread · Orlando Magic +10.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Boston Celtics -10.5 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Boston Celtics -500Loss
  • CoversSpread · Boston Celtics -10.5 (-110)Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Boston Celtics -10.5 (-110)Loss