NBA Betting Picks - Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic Odds

The Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Friday at 2:30pm EST when they meet at Amway Arena in a game that can be seen on ABC. NBA betting picks currently have the Magic listed as 5-point favorites in NBA odds against the Celtics while the game's total is sitting at 189. Ray Allen netted 23 points and hauled down seven rebounds to lead the Celtics past the Indiana Pacers 103-94 on Tuesday night. Boston couldn't cover as 14.5-point home favorites in NBA picks while the teams played UNDER the 201.5-point total set by online sportsbooks.

Paul Pierce started the night off against Pacers going 0-10 but then got heated up in the fourth quarter with 16-points to lead Boston in their second straight game of the season. "I was getting great shots, man," Pierce said after the game. "I thought something was wrong with the rim, not with me." Heading into today's Christmas Day game, the Celtics are 22-5 straight up, 12-15 against the spread and 7-3 after playing Indiana.

Dwight Howard dropped 13-points and hauled down 20 boards for a double-double as Orlando won its third straight by defeating the Houston Rockets 102-87 on Wednesday. Orlando covered the 8-point spread in NBA odds but the 189 points went UNDER the posted total of 200 at online sportsbooks. Vince Carter added 18 points for the Magic and Jameer Nelson chipped in with 15 in Orlando's third straight win of the season. Heading into today's game, the Magic are 22-7 on the season, 15-12-2 against the spread as a favorite in NBA betting picks and 5-5 after playing Houston.

Lanning's NBA Picks: I love Christmas Day basketball... after a great morning with the kids, now I can sit down and relax some great NBA betting match-ups. The Magic are 5-0 straight up at home but Boston is also 5-0 for their last five on the road. All the betting trends are pretty similar so for this match-up on ABC, I have to go with the home team. My NBA pick for today's basketball match-up will be to take the Magic laying the points at home to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Orlando Magic -5 favorites in NBA odds against the Boston Celtics with a total of 189.5.