NBA Odds: Magic Desperate to Bounce Back Against Short-staffed Celtics
Thursday, January 26, 2012
by Bovada Sportsbook
The Boston Celtics trounced the Orlando Magic when the teams met in Beantown on Monday night, so Dwight Howard and company will be looking to turn the tables when the squads stage a rematch in the Sunshine State on Thursday.
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The Celtics held the Magic to just 20 second-half points on Monday en route to an easy 87-56 victory. Orlando had actually been favored by 7 points on the road in that game; the combined score fell well UNDER the posted total of 175.5 points.
Rajon Rondo (wrist) and Ray Allen (ankle) didn't even play for Boston on Monday, with Paul Pierce leading the team on offense with 19 points and seven assists. Kevin Garnett picked up 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics in that Monday victory.
Howard was the lone bright spot for the Magic on Monday, as he scored 18 points to go along with 14 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu tossed in seven points for Orlando that day.
The Celtics will be hoping that Monday's win will snap them out of their early-season funk – they head into Thursday's game at just 7-9 straight up and 8-8 against the spread on the season.
And Boston also has a solid track record against Orlando in the past couple of seasons, as they're 7-3 straight up and 6-3-1 against the spread in their past 10 games against the Magic. The OVER/UNDER went 2-7-1 in those 10 contests.
Allen isn't expected to play for Boston on Thursday, but Rondo is probable to play.
Get your NBA betting odds for Thursday night's hoops action at Bovada Sportsbook, along with updated championship futures odds.
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