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Published: February 7, 2010
Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic will pay a visit to fellow Eastern Conference club the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time in Boston is scheduled for 2:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the opening line in this game and the Boston Celtics were opened as a 3-point favorite with the over under coming in at 188.
The early money from the NBA betting public has come in on the road underdog Orlando Magic, as the Boston Celtics are currently a 2-½ point favorite. The total has seen early movement in the betting towards the over, as the over under is lined at 188 ½ for the bettors to play into.
NBA money line gamblers can make a play on the favored Boston Celtics at –140 with the road underdog Orlando Magic bringing back +135 to pull off the outright upset win without having to take the points.
These Eastern Conference rivals are already making their fourth meeting of this season. The Magic own a 2-1 regular season advantage over the Celtics winning 83-78 in Boston as a 6 point underdog on November 20th and then with a 96-94 home victory as a 3 ½ point favorite back on January 28th. Boston’s lone win against the Magic was an 86-77 Christmas Day victory as a 5-½ point underdog. The Magic have shot no better than 43.8% from the field in any of their three meetings on the season. The Magic in their two wins against the Celtics dominated the rebounding advantage against the Celtics with a +18 margin in their win on January 28th and +9 on November 20th.
The Magic had their 4 game winning streak snapped after they suffered a totally embarrassing loss to the hapless Washington Wizards on their home court 92-91 on Friday night. The Magic shot only 38% from the field and lost the rebounding battle to the Wizards by a 58-45 margin. Dwight Howard had a solid game on Friday with 20 points on 8 of 14 from the field and 18 rebounds. The All Star has only averaged 11 points a game against the Boston Celtics this season. The Magic has not been quite as good on the highway this season as the team sits with a 14-12 straight up record on the road.
After falling to the LA Lakers last Sunday afternoon in front of a national TV audience the Celtics have quietly won three straight games. The Celtics beat two hapless teams in this stretch in Washington and New Jersey. The Celtics earned a victory over Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat on Wednesday on their home court 107-102. It was a good effort on the glass in Boston’s win over the Heat as the team enjoyed a +15 board advantage. The Celtics have injury concerns in this game, as Paul Pierce is questionable with a foot ailment. Piece is the leading scorer for the Celtics with just under 19 points a game. He has missed the teams past two games. Kevin Garnett logged in just 26 minutes in the Celtics 96-87 win over the Nets on Friday. The veteran contributed with 10 points on 5 of 8 from the field.
Trend: Boston Celtics are 6-16 ATS at home this season
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