Celtics vs Magic prediction NBA · Sunday, November 9
At a glance
The Orlando Magic (4-5) host the Boston Celtics (4-6) on Sunday, November 9 at 6:00 PM ET at Kia Center in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 111 – Magic 107. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 59% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Magic are 2-2 at home and the Celtics are 2-3 on the road. Since the start of the season: 4-5 for the Magic and 4-6 for the Celtics (current streaks: Magic W1, Celtics L1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Magic 110 – 112 Celtics, a margin of about 2.8 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 222 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+0.0 vs +5.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Magic need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (114.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSORL
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #727pts / game
Payton PritchardG · #115assists
Luka GarzaC · #528reboundsMagic
Paolo BancheroF · #528pts / game
Desmond BaneG · #36assists
Franz WagnerF · #229reboundsRecent form
BOSORLHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-6 | Record | 4-5 |
| 114.8 | Points scored / game | 110.4 |
| 108.8 | Points allowed / game | 110.4 |
| +5.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.0 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-5 |
| 2-3 road | Home / road record | 2-2 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.