Surging Celtics favoured to extend Magic’s losing streak in NBA

Brooklyn Nets @ Dallas Mavericks (-9.5)

Dallas Mavericks will try to end a three-game ATS losing streak when they return home from a four-day, three-game road swing to face the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night as 9.5-point chalk in American basketball betting.

Mavs’ recent struggles with consistency continued on their recent trip to Houston, Los Angeles, and Golden State, sandwiching a slim 92-90 win over the Lakers between lopsided losses to the Rockets and Warriors, dropping them to 4-6 SU at ATS in their past 10, and into sixth place in the Western Conference standings.

The Nets, meanwhile, have carried their nightmarish season over into 2016, going a brutal 3-11 SU in 14 games since New Year’s Day, including four blowout losses on the road.

Brooklyn’s current 2-10-1 ATS run has also decimated the club’s strong early-season ATS record, which sat at 20-13 in last December.

The club dropped a disappointing 119-118 decision to the Mavs at home just before Christmas, but has otherwise enjoyed success against Dallas, going 5-2 SU, 4-3 ATS, in their previous seven meetings, including SU wins in their past four visits to American Airlines Center.

Nets wrap up the weekend with a visit to New Orleans on Saturday, where they battle the Pelicans, while the Mavs host the fading Phoenix Suns on Sunday before traveling to Atlanta for a date with the Hawks on Monday.

In other NBA betting action at Coral, the Cleveland Cavaliers shoot for a third straight SU win when they visit the Detroit Pistons as 4.5-point chalk, the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Rockets as 7.5-point favourites, while the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Utah Jazz as 7.5-point underdogs.

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