Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic (-5.5, 192) 
Just two days ago, Orlando squeaked out a road victory over the Hawks. But don’t expect the same outcome Friday.
Atlanta is just 7-9 straight up (SU) on the road but is 6-2 against the spread (ATS) in its last eight road contests.
Luckily for the Hawks, they will only have the bad taste of their most recent loss to the Magic in their mouths until Friday.
There is no doubt that the Hawks are looking for revenge Friday.
“We just didn’t shoot the ball well,” Mike Bibby told reporters. “It happens. The good thing is we’ve got them Friday in Orlando. We let one get away here.”
Even Magic coach Stan Van Gundy expects a tough tilt Friday.
“Tonight, they missed,” Van Gundy told reporters. “I don't anticipate they’ll do that two nights in a row. When they play us Friday, it could be a tough night.”
The Hawks are 3-1 ATS in their last four stops at the Magic Kingdom.
Pick: Magic -5.5
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (-4, 183)
It’s the biggest game of the night. Everyone will be tuning in to watch.
It’s the perfect scenario for the Celtics to prove that they are still the beasts of the East.
Boston has not been playing its best basketball recently. It has lost six of its last eight. But let’s not forget, this is the same club that won 19 straight contests.
Boston forward Kevin Garnett knows his team can get back on track with a victory over the conference-leading Cavaliers.
“Nobody said it was going to be easy,” Garnett told reporters after Wednesday’s home loss to the Houston Rockets. “I know, at times, we do make it look easy. We are a very, very confident team. ... I feel we have the mind-set to weather the storm.”
Boston is the underdog Wednesday for just the fourth time this year. Luckily for the Celtics, the underdog is 10-4-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings between them and the Cavaliers.
Pick: Boston