Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at TD Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 4-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Paul Pierce drained 28 points to lift the Celtics over the Magic 95-92 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Rajon Rondo added 25 points and eight assists for the Celtics, who now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Dwight Howard went for 30 points and eight rebounds for Team records: Boston: 50-32 SU, 33-48-1 ATS Orlando most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a loss are 9-1 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Orlando are 8-2 After playing Orlando are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing Boston Orlando is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Orlando The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Next up: Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |