Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics Betting Odds


Opening Betting Lines: Magic +7 / Celtics -7 O/U 188

Time: 8:30 PM EST Monday May 24, 2010 on ESPN

Boston leads this best of 7 series 3-0.

Tonight in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals the Boston Celtics host the Orlando Magic. The Magic are down 3-0 in this series and no team in the history of the NBA has come back from that deficit to win a playoff series. The Boston Bruins were ahead 3-0 in their series with the Philadelphia Flyers and ended up losing the series so the Magic have some hope, but not much.

The Celtics have been awesome on defense the whole series, especially in Game 3 when they only gave up 71 points in a 23-point rout.

This season the Celtics were 24-17 at home and 32-48-2 ATS and the Magic were 25-16 on the road and 44-33-5 ATS.

The Celtics won Game 3 at home 94-71 on Saturday night.

The Celtics jumped out to a 15-point lead after the 1st quarter in Game 3 and never looked back and the Magic cannot afford another slow start in tonight's game.

For the Magic it's easy, as they simply have to shoot the rock better. In Game 3 they only shot 36.9% from the floor and only hit on 26.7% from beyond the 3-point line. Dwight Howard only had 7 points on 3/10 shooting and Jameer Nelson did have 15 points, but was only 5/14 from the floor. These 2 need to have better games or the Celtics can get out the brooms.

The Celtics played a great team game in the Game 3 thrashing and as a team shot well shooting 46.6% from the floor and hit on 54.6% of their 3-point bombs.

The Magic were pressing in Game 3 right from the get-go and they had 17 turnovers. They have to have better ball movement and not throw the ball away tonight.

The Celtics totally dominated Game 3 in every aspect of the game and if they play like that tonight this series will not be going back to Orlando.

Betting Trends

Orlando is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Conference Finals games, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog, and has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.

Boston is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games, and has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.

Our Selection : Take the Magic +11 at Bodog.


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