Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics 2/6/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic duke it out at the Amway Center on Sunday night.

The Boston Celtics have been on a nice run lately as they’ve won six of their past seven games and they will be aiming for a fifth straight victory after beating the Pistons in a 102-93 road win on Friday. Jayson Tatum led the team with 24 points and nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 13 points while Robert Williams chipped in with 11 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and five blocks. As a team, the Celtics shot 45 percent from the field and nine of 28 from the 3-point line, but this win was set up with their defense as they restricted the Pistons to just 31 points in the first half, before pouring in 32 points in the third quarter to lead by as many as 24 points.

Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic have come to life with four wins in their last seven games after struggling for most of the season, but they will be hoping to bounce back in this one after getting thrashed by the Grizzlies in a 135-115 loss last night. Cole Anthony led the team with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, Jalen Suggs added 17 points with five assists while Franz Wagner chipped in with 15 points. As a team, the Magic shot just 43 percent from the field and 17 of 48 from the 3-point line, but they allowed the Grizzlies to get off to a hot start and were never in the contest after falling behind by 20 points going into halftime. Mo Bamba finished with just three points on one of six shooting while Chuma Okeke scored just two points on one of seven shooting.

Looking at the betting trends, the Magic are 5-0 ATS in their last five Sunday games, 4-11 ATS in their last 15 home games against a team with a losing road record and 8-23-1 ATS in their last 32 home games.

Head to head, the over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall, the Celtics are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings overall and the Celtics are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings in Orlando.

The Celtics were really struggling for form at the start of the season, but they’ve really started to heat up now and they’re coming into this one looking to build on their current four-game win streak. The Magic are finally starting to build a bit of consistency now that they have their key players back healthy, but their confidence took a big hit after last night’s massive loss to the Grizzlies. The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings in Orlando and I think that trend continues here as the C’s escape with the win and cover.