Celtics vs Magic prediction NBA · Friday, November 7
At a glance
The Orlando Magic (3-5) host the Boston Celtics (4-5) on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM ET at Kia Center in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 110 – Magic 123. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 63% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Magic are 1-2 at home and the Celtics are 2-2 on the road. Since the start of the season: 3-5 for the Magic and 4-5 for the Celtics (current streaks: Magic L1, Celtics W1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Magic 109 – 113 Celtics, a margin of about 4.1 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 222 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.5 vs +5.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Magic need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (115.0 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSORL
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #732pts / game
Derrick WhiteG · #910assistsJaylen BrownG · #79reboundsMagic
Franz WagnerF · #2227pts / game
Desmond BaneG · #37assists
Paolo BancheroF · #59reboundsRecent form
BOSORLHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-5 | Record | 3-5 |
| 115.0 | Points scored / game | 109.8 |
| 108.1 | Points allowed / game | 110.4 |
| +5.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.5 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 4-5 | Last 10 games | 3-5 |
| 2-2 road | Home / road record | 1-2 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 41-41 (-0.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Magic
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.