Boston vs. Orlando

ORLANDO (Interstat) — The Boston Celtics will visit the Orlando Magic on Sunday in an NBA game at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla. Boston is 4-1 this season, while Orlando is 2-3. The Celtics are the visiting team, and the Magic are the home team.

Boston enters after a 125-111 home win over Chicago. Payton Pritchard was among the most productive players in that game, finishing with 30 points, three rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. Jayson Tatum added 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Paul George had 18 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Pritchard is a player to watch for Boston. In his previous five games, he scored 30 points against Chicago, 4 against Brooklyn, 28 against Chicago, 4 against New York and 17 at Detroit. He also had six assists against Brooklyn and four assists in two other recent games. Boston’s other results this season include a 125-124 overtime win over Brooklyn, a 134-99 win over Chicago, a 107-103 win over New York and a 121-113 loss at Detroit.

Orlando enters after a 121-114 win at Toronto. Franz Wagner was among the most productive players in that game, finishing with 26 points, five rebounds and 11 assists in 39 minutes. Anthony Black added 17 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, and Desmond Bane scored 28 points with two rebounds and six assists. Wagner is a player to watch for Orlando. In his previous five games, he scored 26 points at Toronto, 15 at Toronto, 23 at New York, 18 against Minnesota and 22 against Atlanta. He had 13 rebounds and nine assists at New York and six rebounds and five assists against Minnesota. Orlando’s other results this season include a 129-99 loss at Toronto, a 111-102 win at New York, a 115-93 loss to Minnesota and a 132-125 loss to Atlanta.

The Celtics will next visit Houston. Orlando will host Washington. Boston will later host Milwaukee, visit Charlotte and visit Milwaukee. Orlando will visit Phoenix and Golden State. Boston also is scheduled to visit Philadelphia, visit Toronto, host Dallas, host Orlando, visit Denver and visit Sacramento. Orlando is scheduled to host Milwaukee, visit Boston, host Philadelphia, visit Brooklyn and visit Washington.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Boston 112, Orlando 106. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Orlando with a 53.7 percent probability to win. Boston has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5, and the over/under for the game is 221.5.