Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Harvard plays host to Cornell, while the Nuggets visit the Wizards, and the Mavericks seek a road victory over the Magic.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA offers up a busy schedule of 12 games for Friday, including Dallas at Orlando. The Mavericks (33-21 SU, 22-32 ATS) knocked off the Suns in their last game on Wednesday, winning by a final score of 107-97 at home. Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 28 points and seven rebounds in that victory for the Mavs, while Jason Kidd was good for 18 points and 10 assists. The Magic (37-18 SU, 27-25-3 ATS) topped the Pistons 116-91 on Wednesday, with Dwight Howard picking up 33 points and 17 boards in the home win. Vince Carter was good for 20 points.

Also on the NBA hardwood on Friday: Cleveland at Charlotte, San Antonio at Philadelphia, Chicago at Minnesota, Toronto at New Jersey, Milwaukee at Detroit, Miami at Memphis, Indiana at New Orleans, Atlanta at Phoenix, Utah at Golden State, Boston at Portland, and Denver at Washington. The Wizards (18-33 SU, 21-30 ATS) found an even worse team to beat on Wednesday night, getting past the Timberwolves 108-99 at home. Andray Blatche had 33 points for Washington, which has now traded away both Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison.

As well, the top matchups on the light college basketball schedule for Friday are Old Dominion at Northern Iowa, William & Mary at Iona, and Cornell at Harvard. The Big Red (21-4 SU, 13-7 ATS) got past Princeton 48-45 last time out, getting 13 points from Ryan Wittman in the victory. The Crimson (17-5 SU, 8-7 ATS) have won three straight games, knocking off Brown 81-67 last game. Kyle Casey poured in 27 points for Harvard in that contest. Cornell leads the Ivy League conference standings at 7-1 on the season, while Harvard sits with a 6-2 record.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, preliminary action continues at the Olympic men's hockey tournament on Friday, with Belarus vs. Sweden, Finland vs. Germany, and the Czech Republic vs. Latvia. Finland got past Belarus 5-1 in their opener on Wednesday, while Sweden beat Germany 2-0, and the Czech Republic knocked off the rival Slovaks 3-1. Jaromir Jagr, Patrik Elias, and Tomas Plekanec had the goals for the Czech Republic in that victory, while Tomas Vokoun stopped 34 of 35 shots.

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