The 12-9 Boston Celtics will travel to play the 10-11 Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the ESPN.

The NBA odds from this game has the home club Houston Rockets favored by -2 ½ points with an over under line of 206 points. When the odds opened up a few hours ago it was Houston a -2 ½ point favorite and the total lined at 205 ½ points. There has been no movement on the side and a ½ point move on the over.

During the lockout season last year the teams met once and it was Boston with the 97-92 home win against the Rockets as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game went over 188 ½ points. Boston is 4-5 straight up on the road this season. They concluded their brief two game home stand with wins in each game. After defeating Philadelphia 97-79 the team defeats Dallas on Tuesday 117-115 at home as a -6 point favorite. They have lost their past two road games to Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The Celtics allow 99 points a game and 45% shooting on the road this season. Paul Pierce leads the Celtics with 20 points a game. Kevin Garnett is having a nice season with 16 points and a 54% shooting percentage.

The Rockets are 8-5 on their home court in the 2012-13 season. They broke a three game losing streak on Wednesday in a 99-93 home victory against the Washington Wizards as a -10 1/2 point favorite. Heading into the Wizards game the Rockets have given up an average of 117 points per game to their past six opponents. The Rockets are 30th in the league in scoring defense allowing 105 points a game. Teams make 46% of their shots against them. Houston’s lack of size is an issue for this club. They are facing a Boston team that shoots efficiency with 47.3% conversions from the field. James Harden leads Houston with 25 points and 43% shooting from the floor.

The 34-26 Atlanta Hawks will travel to play the 33-27 Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The NBA odds from this game have the home team Boston Celtics favored by -4 points with an over under line of 188 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out in this game.

The teams met twice this season with each team winning and covering the point spread in their home court.

Atlanta has a road record of 15-16 on the year. They break a three game losing streak all on the road following a 107-96 home win on Wednesday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -8 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 190 points. The Hawks took a 21 point lead into the fourth quarter in the win. They enjoyed a 53.8% shooting game with 11 of 24 from three. They held the 76ers to 43% shooting and a good thing Atlanta shot well because Philadelphia had ten more rebounds. Jeff Teague had 27 points and 11 assists on 10 of 15 shooting. Good effort for Atlanta playing their first home game after a long six game west coast trip with one day of rest. The Hawks shoot the ball very well this season as they connect on 46.3% from the floor good for seventh in the league.

Boston is 21-9 straight up at home. The Celtics win their fourth straight following an 83-81 road win on Wednesday to the Indiana Pacers as a +9 point underdog. The game finished under 184 ½ points. The Celtics were on a back to back in that road win. They outscored the Pacers in the fourth quarter by a 25-13 margin. Boston shot 41% from the field and made 7 of 17 from three point distance. The Celtics held the Pacers to just 36.4% from the field. Kevin Garnett led the team with 18 points and ten rebounds on 7 of 10 makes from the floor. The Boston defense has been solid this season as they rank in the top eight in all three key defensive areas this season which are points allowed, field goal and three point defense.

The 10-8 Boston Celtics will travel to play the 10-8 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip of time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time and ESPN will provide the live national television broadcast.

The current odds have the road team Boston Celtics favored by -1 points and the over under line of 190 points. When the odds opened up a few hours ago the point spread and total were the same.

The teams met on November 9th and it was Philadelphia with the 106-100 road win as a +5 ½ point underdog. The Sixers had a good shooting night in the win making 48.8% of their shots in the win and 7 of 13 from three. Philadelphia dominated inside with 56 points in the paint.

The Celtics are 4-4 on the road this season. The come off the 104-94 home win against Minnesota on Wednesday as a -5 ½ point favorite. It was a great shooting night for Boston as they convert on 52.6% of their hosts in the win. The Celtics have been a good shooting team this year making 47.5% from the field. Paul Pierce leads the Celtics this season with 19 points a game.

The 76ers are just 6-5 on their home court this year. It is another year where Philadelphia is struggling for offense as the club averages just 92 points a game which is 27th in the league. New addition Nick Young has struggled for Philadelphia with 9 points a game and 38.1% shooting. The team is on a two game losing streak scoring 89 at Chicago on Saturday and 88 points at home to Minnesota on Tuesday both ending in defeats.

The 11-10 Dallas Mavericks will travel to play the 11-9 Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The betting odds from this NBA game have the home team Boston Celtics favored by -6 points with an over under line of 195 points. There has been no line movement since the odds opened up in this game a few hours ago.

Dallas and Boston met twice last season with Dallas winning and covering the point spread in both games. Trend: Dallas Mavericks are 3-0 ATS in their past three meetings with the Boston Celtics.

The Mavericks have strung together three straight wins. They close out their road trip with wins at Phoenix and Houston. They hosted the Sacramento Kings on Monday and pick up the 119-96 victory as a -6 point favorite. Dallas is 4-7 straight up on the road. The Mavericks are still paying without Dirk Nowtizki as he continues to rehab his surgically repaired knee and will return either last December or early January. In his absence the Mavs had struggled for points until the past two games where the put up 116 on Houston and 119 on Sacramento. Prior to those they were held to under 100 points in six straight games.

The Celtics are 7-4 on their home court this season. They are 5-5 the past ten games. They come off the 92-79 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers as a -6 point favorite. Boston has been stout on defense as they have allowed no more than 95 points to their past six opponents. Boston shoots for a good percentage making 47 ½% of their shots. Paul Pierce leads the team with 19 points per game. Newly acquired Jason Terry contributes with 13 points per contest with a 46% shooting percentage.

The Philadelphia 76ers are traveling to face the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game slated for Friday February 6th.

Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA League Pass Channel.