Venue & Event Details
Location: Kia Center, 400 W. Church Street, Orlando, FL
Tipoff: 6:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: NBC Sports Boston, Bally Sports Florida, ESPN
Injury Report
Boston Celtics:
Jayson Tatum (Achilles, out)
Xavier Tillman (personal, day-to-day)
Orlando Magic:
Moritz Wagner (knee, day-to-day)
Key Player Matchups
Jaylen Brown (BOS) vs. Franz Wagner (ORL): Brown scored 32 points in the last meeting, while Wagner led Orlando with 27 points.
Kristaps Porziņģis (BOS) vs. Paolo Banchero (ORL): Porziņģis’ rim protection and shooting against Banchero’s all-around scoring and rebounding (22.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG).
Jrue Holiday (BOS) vs. Anthony Black (ORL): Holiday’s veteran defense against Black’s emerging playmaking.
Team Recent Form
Boston Celtics:
Last 5 games: L–W–L–L–W
Averaging 113.0 points per game, allowing 110.7 points per game.
Road record: 2–3.
Orlando Magic:
Last 5 games: W–L–W–W–L
Averaging 117.0 points per game, allowing 116.8 points per game.
Home record: 2–2.
Series History
Celtics lead all-time series 71–52.
Magic won the first meeting this season (Nov. 8, 2025) 123–110.
Orlando has won 3 of the last 5 matchups.
Betting Trends:
Celtics are 3–7 ATS this season.
Magic are 3–6 ATS, but 2–2 at home.
Both teams have hit the Over in 50% of games.
Magic are 4–3 when scoring more than 110 points.
Key Takeaway
This Eastern Conference matchup features two mid-tier teams battling for early-season positioning. Orlando’s home-court advantage and balanced attack led by Banchero and Wagner make them slight favorites, especially with Boston missing Jayson Tatum. Expect a competitive, high-scoring game with Orlando holding the edge but Boston capable of pulling an upset if Jaylen Brown dominates again.
Game Odds
Boston Celtics 228.5
Orlando Magic – 3.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 8, 2025
