Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/2/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Orlando Magic (7-29) are en route to TD Garden on Sunday where they will take on the Boston Celtics (16-19).

The Magic faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 136-118 in their last contest. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (42 of 87) and buried 13 of 36 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Magic converted 21 of their 27 shots for a rate of 77.8%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 26 assists in the matchup while forcing 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the field on 45 out of 91 shooting. Milwaukee earned 50 dimes and had 24 steals for this game. Moreover, Milwaukee collected 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 1 block. Milwaukee went 91.7% from the free throw line by making 33 of their 36 tries. They also converted 13 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Magic finished with 26 and the Bucks totaled 13 fouls.

Wendell Carter is someone who had an impact in this game. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and grabbed 10 boards. Carter ended up going 45.5% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Orlando comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-29 so far this year. They average 101.7 points per game (28th in the NBA) while hitting 42.7% from the field. The Magic are shooting 32.4% on shots from downtown (430 of 1,328) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 790 dimes this season, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Magic are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 fouls. They surrender 36.8% on 3-point shots and they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (111.5). The Magic defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (1,478 of 3,199) and they relinquish 46.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 29th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 923 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 91-82 against the Clippers. The Celtics recorded 29 defensive boards and 21 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the game. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Clippers were called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to make 8 of those for a clip of 72.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston buried 4 of their 42 attempts (9.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics finished shooting 35 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.7%. The Celtics allowed the Clippers to bury 33 out of their 81 attempts from the field which had them at 40.7% for this contest. They finished 39.3% from behind the 3-point line via 11 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). When it comes to rebounding, Boston permitted Los Angeles to collect 40 overall (9 offensive).

Robert Williams was important for the Celtics in this matchup. He converted 8 of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Williams earned 16 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Boston has a record of 16-19 so far this season. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the league. Boston has earned 3,766 points this season (107.6 per contest) and they collect 46.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 22.6 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Celtics are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.6% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (9th in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (433 of 1,257) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 21.8 dimes and 45.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 2nd and 21st in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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