Magic vs Celtics Game 2 Odds & Series Price – Boston Heavily Favored to Take 2-0 Lead
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
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- The Boston Celtics have opened as heavy favorites in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic after dominating the series-opener
- The Celtics have now won 12 of their last 13 postseason games
- See the Game 2 Magic vs Celtics odds plus the updated series price
The reigning-NBA Champion Boston Celtics () picked up where they left off last postseason on Sunday, cruising past the Orlando Magic in the first in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Boston overcame a sluggish first, in which they were outscored 49-48, to blow out the Magic 103-86, covering as 13.5-point favorites. The opening Magic vs Celtics Game 2 odds favor the champs by 12.
Magic vs Celtics Odds for Game 2
On the moneyline, Boston is a -700 favorite, which equals an 87.50% implied win probability. The Magic come back as +500 underdogs (16.67% implied win probability), while the game total has opened at 201.5, three points lower than the closing line for Game 1 (204.5).
Boston got a clutch 30-point performance from two-guard Derrick White (16.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.8 APG) in the Game 1 victory, plus 19 off the bench from Peyton Pritchard (14.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.5 APG), which more than made up for a relatively quiet 17-point performance on 8-of-22 shooting from leading scorer Jayson Tatum (26.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 6.0 APG). As a team, Boston shot a scorching hot 46% from three (16-of-35) while forcing 14 turnovers compared to just eight for the C’s on offense.
Paolo Banchero (25.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 4.8 APG) was all-world for the Magic in the loss, dropping 36 points on 14-of-27 shooting with 11 rebounds, and four assists. Banchero and Franz Wagner (24.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.7 APG) combined for 59 of Orlando’s 86 points in the loss (68.6%). The rest of the team shot just 10-of-30 from the field.
Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Series Price
Already massive -5000 favorites to advance before Game 1, Boston’s odds to win the best-of-seven series are now __ as they head into Game 2 with a one-nothing lead. Orlando has faded from +1600 to +1800, which is just a 5.26% implied win probability.
Boston remains the second-favorite to OKC in the NBA Championship odds, but not by much. The Thunder are as short as +160 after taking a 1-0 lead on Memphis on Saturday. Boston is +190 heading into Game 2 against the Magic on Wednesday.
Game 2 between the Magic and Celtics is scheduled for 7:10 pm ET on Wednesday, April 23rd, at TD Garden in Boston.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
