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NCAA basketball betting players will even be interested in this Saturday night matchup in Dallas, as the Boston Celtics travel to face the Mavericks, who have won 14 of their last 15 games and have caught up to Denver for the second seed in the Western Conference.

Celtics vs Mavericks odds – Saturday, March 20, 9:00 PM ET

The Celtics had won two in a row before Friday night’s game in Houston, and on Wednesday, they came away with a 109-97 win over New York at home. Paul Pierce celebrated the overall top seed for his alma mater, Kansas, in the 2010 March Madness bracket with 29 points, while Kevin Garnett added 22 points for the Celtics, who shot 50.6% from the field to overcome their 18 turnovers. A 45-37 edge on the glass while holding the Knicks to 41.4% also helped the Celtics on Wednesday.

The Mavericks came back from an embarrassing loss against the Knicks to beat Chicago 113-106 at home on Wednesday, getting 27 points from Caron Butler, along with 26 points from Dirk Nowitzki. We’re betting management on the Mavericks thought this was going to be the guy that picked up from Washington, and while it’s taken Butler a few games to get involved, it has to be different going from a team that had no point guard, to a team that has Jason Kidd, who can set you up perfectly. The Mavericks shot 52.6% from the floor against the Bulls, and they also forced 16 turnovers in the contest.

Orlando is moving up the online betting ranks lately as they’re hot on Cleveland’s heels for the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a seven-game winning streak. On Saturday, the Magic will head to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Wizards, who will be playing their third game in as many days.

Magic vs Wizards odds – Saturday, March 13, 7:00 PM ET

The Magic (46-20) slaughtered Chicago 111-82 at home on Thursday, jumping out to a 22-point lead by halftime. Vince Carter netted 23 points for the Magic, who shot 55.1% from the field while holding the Bulls to 39.8%. The Magic outrebounded the Bulls 46-29, led by 11 off the bench from Marcin Gortat, but they have to be worried about the 21 turnovers they committed. The Magic held a big edge at the free-throw line, going 26-of-33 as opposed to 12-of-19 for the Bulls.

The Wizards (21-41) will head to Detroit on Friday first, but they fell at home to Atlanta on Thursday by a score of 105-99 despite 30 points and 10 rebounds from Andray Blatche, who has flourished since the Wizards traded Antawn Jamison to Cleveland.

The Orlando Magic made a statement dropping the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94 at home on Sunday. The Magic will attempt to make another statement against a Los Angeles based team when they host the lowly Clippers on Tuesday, although it may come across as more of a whisper, unless that is they find a way to lose. The Clippers enter this contest ranked 12th of the 15 teams in the Western conference. Orlando has strung together five consecutive wins including Sunday’s notable defeat of the reigning NBA champions to climb within five games of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top spot in the Eastern conference.  

Los Angeles Clippers @ Orlando Magic

Tuesday March 9, 2010

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