Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Friday - ESPN

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The NBA has eight games on tap heading into the weekend, giving us a look at just over half the teams in the league. There is some fun action, as always. The Cleveland Cavaliers take a five-game winning streak and the NBA's best record into Denver to face three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. The Boston Celtics have fallen four games behind the Cavs in the Eastern Conference but look to right the ship on Friday against a solid Indiana Pacers squad. The Minnesota Timberwolves work through the second leg of the Texas Triangle on Friday, facing the Houston Rockets fresh off a win over the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas with the San Antonio Spurs on deck for Sunday. Speaking of the Spurs, Victor Wembanyama is back in his Hakeem Olajuwon bag, blocking every shot in his vicinity while dropping 25-30 points a night as well.

As always, let's take a closer look at the matchups and find some fantasy hoops streamers and betting angles of interest.

Bitadze has been playing well all season but has really stepped up for the Magic since the Wagner brothers went down injured. In his last seven games, Bitadze is averaging a strong 13.1 point-12.4 rebound double-double. He has at least one