Celtics vs Magic Game Breakdown

Get ready to cast your spells and sharpen those shamrocks—tonight’s NBA playoff face-off is nothing short of magical! The Boston Celtics, boasting a stellar 22-win record, are storming into Franklin Field to challenge the Orlando Magic, who’ve conjured up 18 wins themselves this season. With both teams neck and neck in the Eastern conference and fresh off impressive victories, this 8 PM showdown promises some serious hardwood action. The stakes? A hefty 215-point over/under and a line that has the Celtics favored by a cool ten points. As the Celtics try to weave through the Magic’s home court advantage, let’s see if Boston can keep their clovers greener or if Orlando will pull a rabbit out of their hat!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 23, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Franklin Field, Orlando

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	ORL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-480	+350	215.0	-10.0/10.0
Recent	-480	+350	215.0	-10.0/10.0
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

35W-16L

82.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

37W-14L

17.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/17/23	Orlando Magic ORL	31	19	24	23	00	97	Under
12/17/23	Boston Celtics BOS	27	34	22	31	00	114	Under
12/15/23	Orlando Magic ORL	24	27	27	33	00	111	Over
12/15/23	Boston Celtics BOS	30	34	37	27	00	128	Over
11/24/23	Boston Celtics BOS	30	26	18	22	00	96	Under
11/24/23	Orlando Magic ORL	19	29	29	36	00	113	Under
01/23/23	Boston Celtics BOS	23	31	25	19	00	98	Under
01/23/23	Orlando Magic ORL	30	25	33	25	00	113	Under
12/18/22	Orlando Magic ORL	26	24	18	27	00	95	Under
12/18/22	Boston Celtics BOS	23	18	30	21	00	92	Under
12/16/22	Orlando Magic ORL	32	30	26	29	00	117	Over
12/16/22	Boston Celtics BOS	28	26	27	28	00	109	Over
10/22/22	Boston Celtics BOS	36	32	31	27	00	126	Over
10/22/22	Orlando Magic ORL	33	35	26	26	00	120	Over
02/06/22	Boston Celtics BOS	21	28	29	38	00	116	Under
02/06/22	Orlando Magic ORL	15	24	22	22	00	83	Under
01/02/22	Orlando Magic ORL	19	23	35	23	110	111	Over
01/02/22	Boston Celtics BOS	28	17	20	35	160	116	Over
11/03/21	Boston Celtics BOS	26	18	31	17	00	92	Under
11/03/21	Orlando Magic ORL	28	18	10	23	00	79	Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	vs CHI	123-98W	59	27	12	100
12/19	@ CHI	108-117L	45	21	4	97
12/15	vs WAS	112-98W	56	26	18	93
12/12	@ DET	123-99W	51	34	14	90
12/07	@ MEM	121-127L	51	26	13	105
12/06	@ MIL	111-105W	41	27	6	87
12/04	@ DET	130-120W	43	30	16	94
12/02	@ MIA	108-89W	54	25	14	89
12/01	vs CLE	111-115L	46	17	9	95
11/29	vs CHI	138-129W	51	24	9	98

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ MIA	121-114W	41	24	13	87
12/19	@ OKL	99-105L	40	25	18	78
12/15	@ NYK	91-100L	39	24	15	86
12/10	vs MIL	109-114L	46	19	13	93
12/08	@ PHX	115-110W	44	17	13	88
12/06	vs PHI	94-102L	38	21	19	78
12/04	vs PHI	106-102W	42	21	13	84
12/03	vs NYK	106-121L	38	20	15	87
12/01	vs BRO	100-92W	52	23	22	74
11/29	vs BRO	123-100W	40	29	17	83

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	36.0	33.2	40.7	100%	41.1
Jrue Holiday SG	22.0	24.1	27.7	100%	28.2
Kristaps Porzingis C	36.0	35.0	36.7	100%	37.0
Jayson Tatum PF	49.0	56.5	53.7	100%	54.0
Derrick White PG	32.0	32.8	35.8	100%	36.1

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Goga Bitadze C	42.0	37.6	20.4	67%	28.8
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	23.0	19.9	18.1	100%	18.4
Wendell Carter Jr. PF	33.0	20.4	22.6	93%	23.8
Jalen Suggs PG	51.0	37.0	30.2	100%	30.6

Celtics Notable Injuries

Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 2.0reb, 0.5ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 1.5
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.8reb, 0.9ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 0.8

Magic Notable Injuries

Moritz Wagner (C): Avg: 11.1pts, 4.5reb, 1.2ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 4.0
Trevelin Queen (PG): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.9
Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 1.2reb, 1.3ast, 9.3 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	Pts	8.5	13.5	+5.0	20%	30%	33%	33%	BOS	+0.5	#20
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Pts	20.5	24.8	+4.3	60%	30%	27%	27%	BOS	-0.5	#11
Goga Bitadze	ORL	Reb	9.5	12.2	+2.7	100%	60%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.8	#8

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#8	#8	#3	-7.5%
PF	#3	#10	#7	#3	-11.8%
PG	#11	#24	#16	#12	-0.6%
SF	#19	#30	#10	#18	2.2%
SG	#12	#23	#14	#13	-1.6%

Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#16	#3	#1	-15.5%
PF	#6	#4	#1	#4	-10.0%
PG	#24	#1	#6	#8	-6.6%
SF	#5	#6	#4	#3	-13.0%
SG	#2	#20	#10	#3	-10.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.2

106.8

Rebounds per Game

45.4

41.7

Assists per Game

25.7

23.7

Steals per Game

7.3

9.2

Blocks per Game

5.7

6.9

Shots per Game

91.6

84.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

18.4

11.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.3

56.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.5

30.8

Turnovers per Game

11.6

14.4

Fouls per Game

16.6

21.4

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Jayson Tatum (SF/PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Jayson Tatum (SF/PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 43.0 pts, 16.0 reb, 10.0 ast against CHI
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 101.3% to 32.6, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.3% to 20.6, 29.6 min average previous 3 games.
Al Horford (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.6% to 22.1, 32.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jonathan Isaac (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.3% to 16.4, 11.7 min average previous 3 games.