The first game on Sunday night in the NBA is going to happen between Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic. The Celtics are the best team in the Eastern Conference and league with 22 wins and 8 losses while the Magic are the 13th-best with 10 wins and 20 losses. In this game, I'm predicting that Boston will cover the handicap.

Both teams met on Friday night and Orlando won. It was their 5th win in a row but only 2nd on the road. With just 2 wins and 11 losses away from home, Orlando is the 2nd worst road team in the league. The biggest problem for Boston on Friday was shooting. From the field, they made only 41% while their season average is 48.5%. The Celtics weren't able to hit three-pointers as well because they made only 23% while their season average is 38.6%.

Jayson Tatum won't be able to help the Celtics tonight. Yes, he's the leader of the team and while many think that Orlando will have a better chance to win again, I'm sure this will help Boston. They still have Jaylen Brown and 5 more players who score at least 9 points per game this season. Robert Williams made his season debut two days ago and that is a very encouraging sign for them.

While playing at home, the Celtics have covered the spread 9 times in 14 games. When playing against Eastern Conference teams, the Celtics have covered the spread 60% of the time while the Magic only 48%. Orlando has been 3rd-worst in covering the handicap on the road as they have done it just 4 times out of 13. Boston has been the 2nd-best home team as they have a net rating of 10.3 while for Orlando the net rating away from home is the 5th-worst with -8.2. If we take out the last game, the Celtics have won 10 straight matchups against Orlando. Boston will be very motivated to get back on the winning track.

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周日晚上NBA的第一场比赛将发生在波士顿凯尔特人队和奥兰多魔术队之间。凯尔特人22胜8负是东部和联盟最好的球队，魔术10胜20负排在第13位。在这场比赛中，我预测波士顿队会克服障碍。

两队在周五晚上相遇，奥兰多赢了。这是他们的第五场连胜，但在客场仅为第二场。奥兰多在客场只有2胜11负，是联盟第二差的客场球队。波士顿队周五最大的问题是投篮。他们的投篮命中率只有41%，而赛季平均投篮命中率为48.5%。凯尔特人的三分球命中率也不高，因为他们的三分球命中率只有23%，而他们的赛季平均命中率是38.6%。

杰森·塔图姆今晚无法帮助凯尔特人。是的，他是球队的领袖，虽然很多人认为奥兰多将有更好的机会再次获胜，但我相信这将有助于波士顿。他们还有杰伦·布朗和另外5名本赛季场均得分至少9分的球员。罗伯特·威廉姆斯两天前完成了他的赛季首秀，这对他们来说是一个非常鼓舞人心的迹象。

在主场比赛的时候，凯尔特人在14场比赛中9次覆盖了比分。在对阵东部球队时，凯尔特人有60%的命中率，而魔术只有48%。奥兰多在道路障碍覆盖方面排名第三，他们在13次比赛中只有4次这样做。波士顿是第二好的主场球队，他们的净评分为10.3，而奥兰多的净评分为-8.2，是第五差的客场球队。如果我们剔除最后一场比赛，凯尔特人已经连续10场赢了魔术。波士顿将非常有动力回到胜利的轨道上。