Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+13.0)

The Orlando Magic (41-41) are hitting the road to TD Garden on Sunday where they will play the Boston Celtics (61-21) in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round. Boston opens this contest as 13-point favorites. The total is 206.

The Magic faced the Hawks and earned a win by the score of 120-95. Orlando was led by Cole Anthony who had 26 points, three rebounds and six assists. Wendell Carter Jr. also pitched in with 19 points and seven rebounds while Paolo Banchero finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and 7 assists. The Magic shot 48.4% from the field and wen 11-for-39 from deep. While they didn't have a stellar percentage from behind the arc, they held the Hawks to a FG rate of 38.1% and 19% from downtown (4-of-21). The win advanced them one step closer to an NBA title where they'll face the defending champion Boston Celtics

The Magic will have to continue having a balanced attack when they face the Celtics on Sunday.

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Orlando will play this game with a mark of 41-41 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.1 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 41.8 boards per game and has racked up 1,887 dimes this season, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are hitting 31.8% on 3-pointers (921 of 2,892) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 105.4 points per contest (28th in basketball) while going 44.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic have forced 16.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in allowing assists with 1,870 surrendered for the season. The Magic defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (3,125 of 6,680) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 36.5% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (105.5).

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 93-86 against the Hornets. When discussing attacking the glass, Boston allowed Charlotte to snag 51 in total (18 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.2% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 39 and ended up going 11 out of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Celtics permitted the Hornets to bury 32 of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.6% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics went 35 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9%. With regard to 3-pointers, Boston converted 14 of 45 tries (31.1%). They were able to bury 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. The Hornets had 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 12 steals for the matchup. The Celtics were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the matchup.

Payton Pritchard was important for the Celtics in this matchup. He knocked down 14 of 25 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.0%, and earned 7 rebounds. Pritchard scored 34 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and added 7 assists for this contest.

Boston has a win-loss record of 61-21 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the league. Boston has scored 9,534 points this season (116.3 per game) and they snag 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 26.1 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,055 of 3,041) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.0 dimes and 43.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 3rd and 13th in the NBA. The Celtics defensively are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 107.2. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-13)

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