Magic vs. Celtics Prediction: Boston to Win, Jayson Tatum Projected for 22 Points in Friday's NBA Game [1/17/2025]

The Boston Celtics will square off with the Orlando Magic in NBA action at TD Garden on Friday, commencing at 7:00PM ET.

The Celtics, led by Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown, will face off against the Magic, featuring Paolo Banchero, Cole Anthony and Anthony Black.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Celtics as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Orlando-Boston game 10,000 times," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Celtics' chance of winning is 86%, while the Magic's is 14%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Magic vs. Celtics predictions page.

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Magic vs. Celtics Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's action between the Celtics and Magic at TD Garden is scheduled to begin at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics
• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: TD Garden
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster
• Merchandise: Buy Celtics and Magic gear at Fanatics

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Magic vs. Celtics matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Magic vs. Celtics Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NBA matchup between the Magic and Celtics 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Celtics an 86% chance of defeating the Magic. Our predicted final score has the Celtics winning 113-100.

According to our model, the Magic (+14.5) have a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 213.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Magic vs. Celtics Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Magic vs. Celtics Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Magic vs. Celtics matchup is on the total.

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Magic vs. Celtics Player Props

NBA player props are an enjoyable way to wager on the Orlando vs. Boston game without necessarily betting on the outcome. We have crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at TD Garden.

Paolo Banchero is expected to lead the Magic with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, while Jayson Tatum is projected to have 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the Celtics.

Dimers Pro users can access a full range of player props and projected box scores, including points, assists, rebounds and more, for every NBA game this season.

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Conclusion

We predict the Celtics, with an 86% win probability, will likely beat the Magic on Friday.

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