Magic vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready for some playoff magic as the Orlando Magic fly into TD Garden, ready to cast a spell on the Boston Celtics in a face-off that promises more thrills than a first round showdown should legally allow. With both teams eager to bounce back from recent losses, tonight’s 8 PM clash could be just what the NBA ordered to shake things up. The Celtics, looking to defend their turf and prove their mettle, face a determined Magic squad that’s not just here to play, but to disrupt the Eastern conference pecking order. So, as the clock ticks down to tipoff with the betting lines drawn and the over/under teasing a score fest, let’s see if the Magic can pull a victory out of their hats or if the Celtics will weave a win on their home court spellbook!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 17, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	ORL ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+525	-800	210.0	12.5/-12.5
Recent	+550	-850	211.5	13.5/-13.5
Difference	+25	-50	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

26W-34L

15.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

49W-11L

84.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/23/24	Boston Celtics BOS	32	26	21	25	00	104	Over
12/23/24	Orlando Magic ORL	21	22	36	29	00	108	Over
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

Magic Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	vs MIL	93-122L	32	24	13	95
01/12	@ PHI	104-99W	41	23	16	80
01/10	@ MIL	106-109L	44	20	10	86
01/09	@ MIN	89-104L	47	21	14	87
01/06	vs NYK	103-94W	39	23	9	78
01/03	vs TOR	106-97W	42	32	11	79
01/01	vs DET	96-105L	33	18	12	91
12/29	@ BRO	102-101W	42	30	13	83
12/27	@ NYK	85-108L	33	20	17	87
12/26	@ MIA	88-89L	42	14	21	77

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	vs TOR	97-110L	45	24	9	91
01/12	@ NOP	120-119W	55	23	11	101
01/10	@ SAC	97-114L	43	22	15	84
01/07	vs DEN	118-106W	41	30	11	88
01/03	vs HOU	109-86W	41	20	14	77
01/02	vs MIN	118-115W	31	30	3	92
12/31	@ TOR	125-71W	49	29	13	87
12/29	@ IND	114-123L	41	26	8	93
12/27	@ IND	142-105W	52	31	10	92
12/25	@ PHI	114-118L	51	24	13	95

Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cole Anthony PG	36.0	35.3	17.8	17%	35.3
Paolo Banchero PF	45.0	50.7	43.4	100%	43.8
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	27.0	20.6	19.4	100%	19.8
Wendell Carter Jr. C	32.0	21.8	22.5	77%	24.5

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	38.0	32.8	40.1	100%	40.5
Jrue Holiday SG	26.0	27.3	25.8	100%	26.1
Kristaps Porzingis C	39.0	39.0	35.6	100%	36.0
Jayson Tatum PF	47.0	44.0	51.6	100%	52.0
Derrick White PG	26.0	23.1	32.1	100%	32.4

Magic Notable Injuries

Jalen Suggs (PG/SG): Avg: 13.7pts, 3.5reb, 3.0ast, 27.8 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 5.2
Goga Bitadze (C): Avg: 6.6pts, 5.7reb, 1.6ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 5.1
Jett Howard (SF/PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 8.5 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 1.4

Celtics Notable Injuries

Xavier Tillman (PF/C): Avg: 3.7pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 14.6 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.5
Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.9reb, 0.7ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.4

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	9.5	13.1	+3.6	40%	40%	33%	33%	BOS	-0.9	#10
Jonathan Isaac	ORL	Pts	7.5	11.1	+3.6	80%	40%	33%	33%	BOS	-0.9	#10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Reb	1.5	3.0	+1.5	40%	50%	47%	47%	BOS	+0.1	#19
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Reb	6.5	7.4	+0.9	80%	80%	73%	73%	BOS	-0.2	#14
Caleb Houstan	ORL	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	80%	90%	67%	67%	BOS	-0.7	#6

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Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#2	#1	#1	-20.6%
PF	#2	#5	#1	#2	-13.4%
PG	#29	#1	#4	#6	-5.8%
SF	#12	#10	#3	#7	-6.7%
SG	#1	#22	#5	#1	-14.2%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#10	#5	#3	-12.9%
PF	#19	#14	#11	#14	-1.4%
PG	#7	#28	#9	#7	-5.2%
SF	#5	#21	#6	#8	-6.0%
SG	#10	#19	#10	#9	-5.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

102.5

116.7

Rebounds per Game

40.3

46.6

Assists per Game

23.0

26.2

Steals per Game

9.6

7.5

Blocks per Game

6.6

6.2

Shots per Game

84.2

91.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.8

18.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.2

56.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

30.2

36.7

Turnovers per Game

14.2

11.0

Fouls per Game

21.9

15.9

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.1% to 26.5, 37.9 min average previous 3 games.
Anthony Black (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.5% to 29.3, 22.2 min average previous 3 games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.9% to 22.5, 32.5 min average previous 3 games.
Wendell Carter Jr. (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.9% to 27.6, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.
Tristan da Silva (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.9% to 21.0, 32.3 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.2% to 12.8, 21.5 min average previous 3 games.
Kristaps Porzingis (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 32.6, 25.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trevelin Queen (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 61.9% to 20.1, 12.4 min average previous 3 games.