The Boston Celtics look to turn their recent fortunes around when they take on the Orlando Magic in the second of back-to-back home games against the Magic on Sunday afternoon. The Magic (10-20), who have won five in a row, defeated Boston 117-109 on Friday night. Orlando is playing its second back-to-back series at one site over the last five games. The Magic swept two games against Toronto on Dec. 9 and 11 in Orlando. The Celtics (22-8), who are the top seed in the East and own the best record in the league, have lost three of their last four games.

The game from TD Garden in Boston is scheduled to tip off at 3 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 9.5-point favorites in the latest Magic vs. Celtics odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 223. Before you make any Magic vs. Celtics picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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The model knows with small forward Jayson Tatum ruled out, shooting guard Jaylen Brown will look to help pick up the scoring slack for Boston. Brown, who has started all 28 games he's played in, is second on the team in scoring and averages 26.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is connecting on 50% of his field goals and is hitting on 80.9% of his free throws. Brown scored 26 points in Friday's loss to Orlando and has scored 20 or more points in each of his last 20 games, including scoring 30 or more points in seven games during that stretch.

The model also knows the Magic are led by Paolo Banchero, who has scored 20 or more points in each of his last six games, including two double-doubles during that stretch. He scored 20 points in Friday's win over Boston, and had 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 111-99 win over Toronto on Dec. 11. He also scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 109-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 5. For the year, Banchero is averaging 21.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

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