Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+12.5)

Down 1 -3 in the series, the Orlando Magic (41-41) are traveling to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Celtics (61-21) in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round. Orlando opens this contest as 12.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 200.

The Magic faced off with the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-98 in Game 4. Orlando finished with a 43.2% field goal percentage (38 out of 88) and made 8 out of their 30 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Magic knocked down 14 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 43.6% from the floor on 34 of 78 shooting. Boston recorded 17 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Boston pulled down 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Boston shot 93.8% when shooting free throws by making 30 of 32 shots. They converted 9 of their 31 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 24 while the Celtics accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Paolo Banchero is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He finished with 31 points on 12 out of 32 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Banchero finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Orlando will take the court with a win-loss record of 41-41 on the season. They are averaging 105.4 points per game (28th in the NBA) while going 44.5% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 31.8% on 3-pointers (921 of 2,892) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 41.8 boards per game and has accumulated 1,887 dimes this year, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic have forced 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% on shots from downtown while they are 1st in the league in opponents PPG (105.5). The Magic defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,125 of 6,680) and they relinquish 42.1 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,870 conceded this year.

In Game 4, The Celtics were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Magic were called for 24 personal fouls in the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They were able to convert 30 of those for a clip of 93.8%. In reference to 3-pointers, Boston buried 9 out of 31 tries (29.0%). In all, the Celtics went 34 for 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. The Celtics allowed the Magic to knock down 38 of their 88 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.2% in this contest. They finished 26.7% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed Orlando to grab 38 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this contest. Tatum scored 37 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 25 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and tallied 14 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 61-21 so far this year. The Celtics are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they shoot 79.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. Boston has earned 9,534 pts for the season (116.3 per contest) and they snag 45.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 107.2. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point shots (1,055 of 3,041) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.0 assists and 43.7 rebounds every game, which is 3rd and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando (+12.5)

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