Celtics vs Magic: Christmas Day - NBA Odds

Celtics vs Magic: Christmas Day - NBA Odds

The 1st place (Atlantic) Boston Celtics (23-4) look to extend their 14-game winning streak when they travel to take on the 3rd place (Southeast) Orlando Magic (17-2) on Saturday night at 2:30pm EST when they battle at the Amway Center for a special Christmas Day basketball double header than can be seen on ABC television. The Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers will be the other game to follow with a scheduled tip-off on ABC at 5:00pm EST. Online sportsbooks have opened with the Magic -2.5 favorites in NBA predictions at home vs the Celtics with an over/under betting total of 190. Sportsbooks also favor Orlando -140 in money line NBA odds vs Boston +120 for the Christmas Day game that can be seen on ABC.

The Orlando Magic will simply be looking for their second straight win after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 123-101 on Thursday and easily covered the spread as 2-point favorites in NBA predictions at sportsbooks to go 9-19-1 ATS for the season. The Magic had lost four in a row before giving their roster a face-lift with the trades of Vince Carter, Rashad Lewis, Mickael Pietrus and Marcin Gortat to the Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns for Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark. It's kind of late in the season to make such moves but Orlando feels that sacrificing now to center a winning team around Dwight Howard for the playoffs is exactly what is needed. Howard will be facing the original "Superman" of the Magic as Shaquille O'Neal will make his return to Orlando averaging 11.3-points per game in NBA odds compared to Howard's 22.0-ppg.

Boston has been plagued with many injuries but continues defy NBA predictions as Rajon Rondo, Delonte West, Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal have all missed significant time during their current 14-game winning streak. Rondo, who leads Boston is assists with 13.8-per game and steals 2.4-pg, is expected to be on the bench for the Christmas day game vs the Magic which is why the NBA odds slightly favor the Magic. The Celtics could easily pull another victory on the road vs a Magic team still struggling with the pieces if Paul Pierce who is averaging 18.2-points per game, Kevin Garnett (9.9-rebounds) and Ray Allen (17.2-ppg) play Beantown basketball. The Celtics have gone 5-0 for their last five road games but most be weary of a Magic team that has gone 11-5 at the Amway Center for their past 16-match-ups.

NBA Predictions - December 25, 2010: Boston Celtics +2.5

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