2010 NBA Playoffs: Magic vs Celtics Game 6 Odds & Picks: The Celtics will get their third opportunity to close out the Magic tonight as the two Eastern Conference stalwarts face off at the TD Garden in Boston. Game time is set for 8:30pm ET on ESPN. 2010 NBA Playoffs Game 6 Odds & Picks at online bookmaker SPORTSBETTING.com have the Celtics listed as a -3.5 against the spread home favorite; the game total is set at 188.
The defending Eastern Conference champion Magic turned up the heat on the Celtics Wednesday with a 113-92 blowout win
in Orlando to bring the series to 3-2. The Magic, which trailed Boston 3-0 just a few short days ago, had their best shooting performance of the series in the game five victory, nailing 52 percent of their field goals, including a 13-of-25 effort from beyond the arc.
Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson were the stars for Orlando again, with Howard scoring 21 points to compliment his 10 rebounds and five blocks. Nelson dropped in a team high 24 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. The Magic's bench also showed well, especially J.J. Redick, who had 14 points on 3-of-6 shooting. Redick's night, which included seven trips to the charity stripe, helped pick up the slack from another sub-par outing by Vince Carter (eight points on 3-of-10 shooting).
Boston got a big night out of forward/center Rasheed Wallace, who had 21 points off the bench, but his showing did not make up for a poor effort on the part of Kevin Garnett. The former MVP scored just 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in failing to match Howard's inside presence. Ray Allen also had an off night as he scored nine points on a 3-of-11 shooting performance. Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce combined to score 37 points.
Tonight could be a make or break night for the Celtics. Boston has not performed well in elimination games recently, especially against Orlando, and it has not exactly been dominant at home against the Magic either. The Celtics are 4-6 in their last 10 games against Orlando at the TD Garden, where they have lost four of the last five to Howard and company by an average of 8.8 points per game.
2010 NBA Playoffs Betting Trend: The Celtics are 2-8 straight up and against the spread in their last 10 games as a home favorite with a spread between 0 and 3.5 and total between 185 and 190.
SPORTSBETTING.com 2010 NBA Playoffs: Magic vs Celtics Game 6 Odds & Picks:
Orlando Magic +3.5 (+100), Over 188 (-110), +145 (Moneyline)
Boston Celtics -3.5 (-120), Under 188 (-110), -165 (Moneyline)
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