Magic vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds & Expert Picks: Tonight's Game 2 NBA Playoff Preview
The Eastern Conference playoff series between the No. 2 Boston Celtics and No. 7 Orlando Magic continues today with Game 2. Tipoff from TD Garden in Boston is slated for 7 p.m. ET (TNT).
We're making our best Magic vs. Celtics prediction based on the best NBA odds, expert picks, and player prop bets as part of our NBA picks. The Celtics are 12.5-point betting favorites with -750 moneyline odds and a 199.5 total across our best NBA betting sites. Boston comfortably beat Orlando, 103-86, in the series opener.
📡 How to watch Magic vs. Celtics live (Game 2)
📅 Wednesday, April 23
🕗 7 p.m. ET
📍 TD Garden (Boston)
📺 TNT | 🛜 Max
📈Magic vs. Celtics betting insights
Here are some betting insights during the hours before tipoff from BetMGM.
- The Celtics are drawing slightly more attention among spread bettors while getting 58% of the action to cover -10.5
- There's a similar slant tied to the total, with 56% of the action going toward the Over on a total of 196.5
- The spread opened at -12.5 in favor of the Celtics before shifting to -11.5 yesterday afternoon, and now to -10.5
- The Magic are getting 48% of the moneyline bets at +400, according to John Ewing of BetMGM
💡 Magic vs. Celtics predictions, expert picks & best bets: Game 2
✅ Against the spread pick: Celtics -10.5 (-110 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Moneyline pick: Celtics (-520 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Over/Under pick: Under 197.5 (-110 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Magic vs. Celtics Game 2 prediction
- Celtics 106, Magic 88
📰 Magic vs. Celtics Game 2 preview
The Celtics have been turning the screws to opposing offenses in their gear-up for the postseason, and it carried into Game 1 as Boston held Orlando to 86 points behind its array of elite defenders.
Because the Celtics and Magic both play at one of the slowest paces in the NBA, there wasn’t a ton of upward mobility for Boston’s scoring output in the matchup, which totaled just 189 points.
Though we were surprised by the extent to which scoring outputs were muted in the opener, it could be a window into the style of play we should come to expect when these defensive-minded teams get together for these types of meaningful games. Orlando and Boston allow the two fewest per-game scoring totals to their respective opponents across the NBA this season.
Orlando actually allows a lower opposing scoring total in its road games than it does at home, so we see a lane for a similar outcome to Sunday in Game 2 between two teams who are tied for the fewest offensive possessions per game in the league (99.6).
✅ Best bet: Under 197.5 (-110 via FanDuel)
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🔥 Wendell Carter Jr. Under 8.5 rebounds ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Boston ran a touch below its season shooting percentage in Game 1 - perhaps allowing for some additional rebounding chances for Carter, who cleaned up with 13 boards.
That’s far-and-away the best rebounding output that Carter has enjoyed in his matchups against the Celtics this season. In three other appearances against Boston, he finished with 3, 9, and 7 rebounds.
Naturally, limited possessions in these games should lead to decreased rebounding possibilities. Leading up to Game 1, Carter had fallen short of this mark in eight of his last nine games, suggesting his outlier effort in Game 1 has inflated the line for today's game.
💰 Best odds: -125 via DraftKings
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📈 Live Magic vs. Celtics odds & Game 2 betting lines
Latest Magic vs. Celtics odds from our best sports betting sites.
🪧 Magic vs. Celtics Game 2 opening odds
Opening odds via BetMGM.
- Spread: Magic +12.5 (-115) | Celtics -12.5 (-105)
- Moneyline: Magic +500 | Celtics -700
- Over/Under: Over 201.5 (-110) | Under 201.5 (-110)
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