Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (55-26) host the Orlando Magic (45-36) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Magic faced off with the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 127-103 in their last game. Orlando ended with a 52.1% field goal percentage (49 of 94) and made 13 of their 37 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Magic converted 16 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 33 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 43.7% from the field on 38 out of 87 shooting. Chicago earned 25 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Chicago snagged 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Chicago ended up going 65.4% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 26 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 39 attempts from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 22 while the Bulls accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Franz Wagner is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He left the arena with 25 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. Wagner walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Orlando heads into this matchup with a mark of 45-36 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a group they commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 43.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,155 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (949 of 2,756) and 80.1% from the free throw line. They average 115.8 points per outing (14th in the NBA) on 46.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Magic have forced 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 21.8 personal fouls. They surrender 35.3% from beyond the arc while they are 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.1). The Magic defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (3,385 of 7,104) and they surrender 43.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,047 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 144-118 against the Pelicans. The Celtics were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Pelicans were called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 73.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Boston made 29 out of 59 tries (49.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics went 52 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The Celtics allowed the Pelicans to convert 44 out of 96 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.8% in this game. They went 28.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 32 and ended up going 21 of 30 at the free throw line (70.0%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Boston allowed New Orleans to grab 44 in all (14 offensive).

Sam Hauser ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Hauser had 24 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes in the game.

Boston has a mark of 55-26 on the campaign. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 15th in the NBA. Boston has totaled 9,305 pts this season (114.9 per game) and they collect 46.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest while shooting 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.1. They have forced 12.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Boston defense allows 35.9% on 3-pointers (1,137 of 3,165) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their foul shots. They give up 24.8 dimes and 41.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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