// NBA · Sunday 1 November 2026
Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic prediction
Start 3:30pm ET ·
- Pick
- Boston Celtics
- Chance
- 60%
- Light
- Orange
- Confidence
- Medium
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Boston Celtics 108 – 97 Orlando Magic. Our pick, Boston Celtics, won ✓.
Recent results
- Boston Celtics: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +9.2 points (W 125–111 v CHI, W 125–124 v BKN, W 134–99 v CHI, W 107–103 v NY, L 113–121 @ DET).
- Orlando Magic: 2 wins from the last 5, average margin −8.6 points (W 121–114 @ TOR, L 99–129 @ TOR, W 111–102 @ NY, L 93–115 v MIN, L 125–132 v ATL).
This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Boston Celtics are our pick on the road against the Orlando Magic. The model gives them a 60% chance of winning, which makes this game a lean (55 to 65%).
On the rosters we expect, Boston Celtics rate as the stronger team (88.5 to 84.2 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Boston Celtics have been winning by 6.9 points a game, while Orlando Magic have been losing by 4.4 points a game.
Injuries: Boston Celtics will be without Devin Carter (25 min a game) and Mitchell Robinson (20 min a game) and Orlando Magic will be without Paolo Banchero (34 min a game) and Jalen Suggs (33 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Boston Celtics are 7–2 and Orlando Magic are 2–7.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Celtics beat the Magic 108–97 on the road. Jayson Tatum led them with 32 points and 7 assists, and Paul George added 17. For the Magic, Anthony Black had 23 points and 8 rebounds.
What the model got right
The model gave the Celtics a 60% chance on the road, mainly because of their higher team-strength rating (88.5 to 84.2), and they won by 11. Recent form pointed the same way: the Celtics had been winning by 6.9 points a game, the Magic losing by 4.4. Mitchell Robinson and Devin Carter for the Celtics, and Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs for the Magic, all missed the game, as the preview expected.
What didn't work
Not much went against the model in this one. Anthony Black's 23 points for the Magic weren't enough to change the result.
Why
The result fits what the model leaned on, the team-strength rating. One win doesn't prove the model right: at 60%, about 4 in 10 games like this go the other way, and every result stays on our record.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
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