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Friday Tips

The trade deadline is behind NBA players and executives, so now it's time to just focus on the games. There are 12 contests to wager on Friday night, with several later tips taking center-stage. The new-look Mavs travel to Central Florida to battle the hot Magic, while a pair of Eastern Conference teams continue road trips out West in intriguing matchups.

Mavs (33-21 SU, 22-32 ATS) at Magic (37-18 SU, 28-26-1 ATS)

Orlando begins a tough stretch, facing five straight teams over .500 the next nine days. The Mavs invade Amway Arena fresh off a ten-point home victory over the Suns on Wednesday. The Magic, meanwhile, has won 11 of 14, including eight of nine at home.

Dallas improved its squad with the acquisitions of Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood during All-Star weekend. Butler has shot just 10 of 32 from the floor in two games with the Mavs, while averaging 14 ppg. Haywood put up a solid performance in the Phoenix win, tallying ten points, nine rebounds, and five blocks.

The Magic are coming off a blowout of the Pistons, 116-91 as 11-point home favorites. Orlando has been inconsistent recently as home 'chalk,' going 7-7 ATS the last 14 at Amway. Stan Van Gundy's club has not covered two home games in succession all season, compiling an 0-5 ATS mark at home off a home cover.

The Mavs are on an 0-4 ATS skid as a road underdog, with their last three losses coming by double-digits. Dallas owns a 6-9 ATS mark off a home win this season, but five of those covers have come on the road.

Rick Carlisle's team has won each of the last three meetings in Orlando, as the Mavs have broken the 100-point mark each time, while the Magic have been held to under 100 in each loss.

Hawks (34-18 SU, 33-19 ATS) at Suns (32-23 SU, 29-26 ATS)

Phoenix will move forward with its roster as is, with Amar'e Stoudemire standing as the man in the middle for the Suns. The Hawks head to the Valley going for a season sweep of the Suns after a 102-101 home victory over Phoenix in January.

The Hawks continue a four-game Western swing following a 110-92 thrashing of the struggling Clippers on Wednesday. Atlanta is tied with Oklahoma City for the best ATS mark in the league at 33-19, but is just 3-5 ATS the last eight as a road underdog.

The Suns return home following a two-game split of a road trip at Memphis and Dallas. Phoenix has been solid covering numbers away from the Valley, but the Suns are 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS the last five as a home favorite. The three losses are a bit questionable, falling to Chicago, Charlotte, and Portland, while allowing at least 108 points each time.

Phoenix is 12-2 SU at home off a loss, as the Suns have beaten the Magic, Spurs, Lakers, and Mavs in this situation, covering in each instance. The Hawks are 22-9 SU and 21-9-1 ATS against teams off a defeat, including a 9-5-1 ATS and 9-6 SU mark on the road.

Celtics (34-18 SU, 20-31-1 ATS) at Blazers (32-24 SU, 30-25-1 ATS)

Boston plays the second end of a back-to-back following Thursday's one-point victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles. The C's take on a Blazers team that received help in the middle following the acquisition of Marcus Camby from the Clippers on Tuesday.

Brandon Roy is still not 100% with a hamstring injury that limited the Blazers' All-Star to just four points in 15 minutes of Tuesday's win over the Clippers. That victory improved Portland to 3-4 SU/ATS the last seven games at the Rose Garden.

The Celtics have not been a strong play with no rest, owning a 5-5 SU and 3-7 ATS mark, including a 2-5 ATS mark on the road. Doc Rivers' club has struggled to cover numbers as of late, failing to cash in five of its last six games, but did pick up the ATS cover against the Lakers.

Boston edged Portland in Beantown, 98-95 in overtime in late January, but the Blazers cashed as 10 ½-point underdogs. The C's are 4-1 ATS the previous five meetings at the Rose Garden, but the Blazers did knock off the Celtics last season at home, 91-86, as 6 ½-point home 'dogs.

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

-- The Rockets had struggled to put the ball in the basket recently, but dropping 127 points on the Bucks will definitely help out Houston's confidence. Tracy McGrady is finally out of Houston, following Thursday's three-team trade with New York and Sacramento. The acquisition of Kevin Martin from the Kings will no doubt give the Rockets even more of an offensive boost to go alongside Aaron Brooks and Trevor Ariza. Houston heads back to the Toyota Center on Saturday to host Indiana, as the Rockets are 1-9 ATS the last ten as a home favorite.

-- Chris Bosh will miss first game of the season on Friday night at New Jersey with a sprained ankle. The power forward suffered the injury towards the end of Wednesday's overtime loss to Memphis, the first home defeat for the Raps in nine tries. The lowly Nets have been a covering machine recently, going 8-2-1 ATS the last 11 games.

-- The Jazz continues to impress, compiling an 8-0-1 ATS mark the previous nine road games. Utah is 11-1 SU the last 12 contests, while allowing 100 points or less nine times in this span. Jerry Sloan's squad heads to Oakland to take on a Golden State team that has dominated in each of its last two home games, beating the Clippers and Kings by an average of 31 points. The Warriors will likely be without Monta Ellis, but this isn't a bad thing for Golden State backers, as the Warriors are 5-0 ATS with Ellis inactive.

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