Celtics vs Magic Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 1, 2026)

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Boston Celtics logo

Celtics4-1 · 2-2 ATS3rd in the East
FINAL108 – 97
Orlando Magic logo

Magic2-3 · 2-3 ATS11th in the East

NBA · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 3:30 PM ET · Kia Center

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Celtics 24 31 22 31 108
Magic 23 27 24 23 97

How the bets settled

MoneylineCeltics wonClosed at -285
SpreadCeltics coveredCeltics -6.5, by 4.5
TotalUnder 221.5205 scored, 16.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Boston Celtics beat Orlando Magic 108-97, closing it out with a 31-23 fourth quarter after the game stayed tight through three. The fourth-quarter margin was the difference, with Boston pulling away late.

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 32 points, Paul George added 8 assists and Neemias Queta grabbed 8 rebounds. Tristan da Silva paced Orlando with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Franz Wagner had 12 assists. Boston’s 29 assists, 9 steals, 7 blocks and 21 points off 18 Orlando turnovers helped offset Orlando’s 36% three-point shooting against Boston’s 27%. Boston also shot 85% from the free-throw line.

For bettors, Boston covered the 6.5-point closing spread by 4.5 points, and the game went under the 221.5 total by 16.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

MagicCeltics
The score margin against the closing spread (Magic +6.5). Blue: Magic covering. Orange: Celtics covering.
+8.5Largest BOS cover
30%BOS covering
+15.5Largest ORL cover
70%ORL covering

Win probability

MagicCeltics
Blue: Magic favored. Orange: Celtics favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Celtics

  • PointsJayson Tatum32
  • AssistsPaul George8
  • ReboundsNeemias Queta8

Magic

  • PointsTristan da Silva23
  • AssistsFranz Wagner12
  • ReboundsTristan da Silva10

Team stats

CelticsMagic
44%FG%42%
27%3P%36%
85%FT%79%
41Rebounds43
29Assists24
38Points in the paint36
9Fast break points11
13Turnovers18
9Steals6
7Blocks2
15Biggest lead9

Box score

Boston CelticsOrlando Magic

Boston Celtics

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Paul George F 33 17 6-14 3-10 2-2 6 8 4 2 2 2 4 2 +10
Jayson Tatum F 34 32 8-19 1-5 15-17 4 7 4 0 2 1 3 0 +7
Neemias Queta C 27 8 4-9 0-1 0-0 8 1 1 0 2 2 6 4 -2
Derrick White G 34 12 4-8 2-5 2-2 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 +18
Hugo Gonzalez G 14 7 3-5 1-3 0-1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
Bench
Sam Hauser F 17 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 +2
Luka Garza C 21 12 4-7 2-4 2-3 6 4 0 1 0 2 4 3 +11
Payton Pritchard G 27 7 3-11 0-7 1-1 7 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 +3
Baylor Scheierman G 20 10 4-5 2-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 +10
Jordan Walsh G 13 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 -4
Amari Williams Did not play: Coach’s decision
Chris Cenac Jr. Did not play: Coach’s decision
Mike Conley Did not play: Coach’s decision
Ron Harper Jr. Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 108 37-84 12-44 22-26 41 29 12 9 7 14 27 22

Team shooting: FG 44% · 3PT 27% · FT 85%

Orlando Magic

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Franz Wagner F 40 14 5-20 1-4 3-4 6 12 3 0 0 3 3 4 -7
Wendell Carter Jr. C 35 7 2-6 1-5 2-4 10 0 3 2 0 2 8 3 -7
Desmond Bane G 40 19 7-13 5-9 0-0 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 -10
Anthony Black G 33 23 6-12 1-5 10-11 8 3 4 2 0 0 8 2 -11
Jase Richardson G 26 4 2-8 0-4 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 -8
Bench
Jamal Cain F 18 5 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 -7
Tristan da Silva F 35 23 9-14 5-8 0-0 10 2 2 0 0 3 7 2 -1
Nikola Vucevic C 7 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 -5
Goga Bitadze C 5 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 +1
Colin Castleton Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jevon Carter Did not play: Coach’s decision
Alex Morales Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 97 34-81 14-39 15-19 43 24 16 6 2 13 30 22

Team shooting: FG 42% · 3PT 36% · FT 79%

Attendance 18,236 · Officials: Curtis Blair, Che Flores, Gediminas Petraitis

Recap: Jayson Tatum’s 32, Paul George’s 10 4th-quarter points lead Boston Celtics to win at Orlando (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

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Celtics vs Magic pre-game preview

Sunday’s Boston at Orlando matchup has Boston as the -250 moneyline favorite, Orlando listed at +6.5 on the spread, and a total of 223. The last meeting was April 12, 2026, a 113-108 Boston home win. Boston is 4-1 straight up and 2-2 against the spread this season, and 8-2 straight up with a 6-3 ATS mark over its last 10. Orlando is 2-3 straight up and 2-3 ATS this season, and 6-4 straight up with a 5-5 ATS mark over its last 10.

The defensive ranks offer a useful angle: Orlando allows 30.2 assists per game, ranked 30th, while Boston allows 15 threes per game, ranked 27th. Pace is close, with Boston at 102.3 (rank 12) and Orlando at 103 (rank 10). Orlando’s injury list is extensive, with Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac, Izaiyah Nelson and Noah Penda all out. In the props market, Jayson Tatum’s over 6.5 assists is priced at -120; he cleared it in 7 of his last 10, and the StatsBench model projects 8.1.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum PF27.6 PTS · 6.4 REB · 7.8 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 34 26 7 7 2
10/27 vs BKN 42 40 5 8 2
10/26 vs CHI 27 23 7 6 2
10/23 vs NYK 36 36 9 7 3
10/20 @ DET 37 13 4 11 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ORL
PTS 27.6 (5) 13.0 (1) 22.2 (22) –
REB 6.4 (5) 4.0 (1) 10.2 (22) –
AST 7.8 (5) 11.0 (1) 5.7 (22) –

Paul George SF21.4 PTS · 6.0 REB · 4.4 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 26 18 6 8 2
10/27 vs BKN 36 20 7 7 1
10/26 vs CHI 25 16 5 2 3
10/23 vs NYK 33 15 7 2 3
10/20 @ DET 30 38 5 3 7
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ORL
PTS 21.4 (5) 38.0 (1) 17.1 (49) 18.0 (1)
18
REB 6.0 (5) 5.0 (1) 5.0 (49) 9.0 (1)
9
AST 4.4 (5) 3.0 (1) 3.5 (49) 3.0 (1)
3

Payton Pritchard PG16.6 PTS · 2.2 REB · 3.6 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 34 30 3 3 3
10/27 vs BKN 24 4 2 6 0
10/26 vs CHI 21 28 1 4 7
10/23 vs NYK 30 4 1 4 1
10/20 @ DET 27 17 4 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs ORL
PTS 16.6 (5) 17.0 (1) 16.8 (86) 17.0 (3)
19 · 5 · 27
REB 2.2 (5) 4.0 (1) 3.9 (86) 4.0 (3)
5 · 5 · 2
AST 3.6 (5) 1.0 (1) 5.2 (86) 5.7 (3)
8 · 5 · 4

Orlando Magic

Paolo Banchero PF24.5 PTS · 6.5 REB · 7.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/23 vs MIN 26 14 6 5 0
10/21 vs ATL 41 35 7 10 3
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 24.5 (2) 24.5 (2) 22.5 (81) 22.0 (3)
23 · 28 · 15
REB 6.5 (2) 6.5 (2) 8.4 (81) 8.3 (3)
10 · 6 · 9
AST 7.5 (2) 7.5 (2) 5.3 (81) 6.3 (3)
11 · 4 · 4

Franz Wagner SF20.8 PTS · 6.8 REB · 7.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 @ TOR 39 26 5 11 2
10/28 @ TOR 34 15 4 5 0
10/25 @ NYK 37 23 13 9 0
10/23 vs MIN 32 18 6 5 1
10/21 vs ATL 29 22 6 5 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 20.8 (5) 20.0 (2) 19.9 (40) 20.5 (4)
20 · 15 · 20 · 27
REB 6.8 (5) 6.0 (2) 5.3 (40) 6.8 (4)
4 · 8 · 9 · 6
AST 7.0 (5) 5.0 (2) 3.4 (40) 3.8 (4)
1 · 5 · 3 · 6

Desmond Bane SG17.2 PTS · 4.0 REB · 2.8 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 @ TOR 38 28 2 6 6
10/28 @ TOR 33 13 5 4 2
10/25 @ NYK 35 22 6 2 4
10/23 vs MIN 26 5 2 0 1
10/21 vs ATL 33 18 5 2 3
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 17.2 (5) 11.5 (2) 20.0 (91) 14.3 (4)
8 · 18 · 9 · 22
REB 4.0 (5) 3.5 (2) 4.2 (91) 4.3 (4)
2 · 4 · 5 · 6
AST 2.8 (5) 1.0 (2) 3.9 (91) 4.8 (4)
1 · 5 · 6 · 7

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Celtics 4-1 2-2 2-2 4-0 0-1
Magic 2-3 2-3 3-2 0-2 2-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Celtics vs Magic head-to-head

Celtics are 6-4, 1-0 ATS, O/U 0-1 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Celtics won 113-108 on April 12, 2026.

Date Venue Celtics result ATS O/U
Apr 12, 26 Celtics home W 113-108 W +12.5 U 222.5
Nov 23, 25 Celtics home W 138-129 – –
Nov 9, 25 Magic home W 111-107 – –
Nov 7, 25 Magic home L 110-123 – –
Apr 9, 25 Magic home L 76-96 – –
Jan 17, 25 Celtics home W 121-94 – –
Dec 23, 24 Magic home L 104-108 – –
Dec 17, 23 Celtics home W 114-97 – –
Dec 15, 23 Celtics home W 128-111 – –
Nov 24, 23 Magic home L 96-113 – –

Recent form

Boston Celtics: last 10 (8-2, 6-3 ATS, O/U 4-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 30, 26 vs CHI W 125-111 – –
Oct 27, 26 vs BKN W 125-124 L -13.5 O 223.5
Oct 26, 26 vs CHI W 134-99 W -14.5 U 233.5
Oct 23, 26 vs NY W 107-103 W -2.5 U 220.5
Oct 20, 26 @ DET L 113-121 L -1.5 O 220.5
Apr 12, 26 vs ORL W 113-108 W +12.5 U 222.5
Apr 10, 26 vs NO W 144-118 W -18.5 O 227.5
Apr 9, 26 @ NY L 106-112 L +3.5 O 210.5
Apr 7, 26 vs CHA W 113-102 W -4.5 U 221.5
Apr 5, 26 vs TOR W 115-101 W -9.5 U 221.5

Orlando Magic: last 10 (6-4, 5-5 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 30, 26 @ TOR W 121-114 W +5.5 O 226.5
Oct 28, 26 @ TOR L 99-129 L +5.5 O 224.5
Oct 25, 26 @ NY W 111-102 W +6.5 U 224.5
Oct 23, 26 vs MIN L 93-115 L -1.5 U 234.5
Oct 21, 26 vs ATL L 125-132 L -2.5 O 233.5
Apr 12, 26 @ BOS L 108-113 L -12.5 U 222.5
Apr 10, 26 @ CHI W 127-103 W -16.5 U 246.5
Apr 8, 26 vs MIN W 132-120 W -11.5 O 233.5
Apr 6, 26 vs DET W 123-107 W +1.5 O 222.5
Apr 5, 26 @ NO W 112-108 L -6.5 U 236.5

Injury report

Boston Celtics

  • Devin Carter (PG): Out, Illness
  • Mitchell Robinson (C): Out, Rest

Orlando Magic

  • Jonathan Isaac (PF): Out, Left Knee Injury Management
  • Izaiyah Nelson (SF): Out, Left Ankle Injury Recovery
  • Noah Penda (PF): Out, Right Partially Torn Hamstring
  • Paolo Banchero (PF): Out, Right Low Grade High Ankle Sprain
  • Jalen Suggs (PG): Out, Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Celtics defense Magic defense
Pace (possessions) 102.3 (15th) 103 (12th)

Venue and weather

Kia Center · Orlando, FLIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Celtics vs Magic odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Magic spread +6.5 +6.5 –
Total 222.5 221.5 -1
Celtics moneyline -258 -285 +2% win chance
Magic moneyline +210 +230 -2% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Magic spread +6.5 → +7.5
Total 223 → 222.5
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