The Jazz have been the surprise team of the league so far, and they will be full of confidence after last night’s thrilling overtime win over the Pelicans. Head to head, the under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall, and the Jazz are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Houston. The Rockets are 26-55 ATS in their last 81 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record. Looking at the betting trends, the Jazz are 7-20-1 ATS in their last 28 road games, 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games playing on zero days’ rest and 5-13-1 ATS in their last 19 games overall.
As a team, the Rockets shot just 38 percent from the field and 16 of 37 from the 3-point line but they couldn’t match the Bucks at the start of the game and were always fighting a losing battle after leaking 41 points in the first quarter. added 18 points with seven assists while Kenyon Martin Jr.
Jalen Green led the team with 22 points on six of 19 shooting, Kevin Porter Jr. Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets will be hoping to snap a three-game slide after getting routed by the Bucks in a 125-105 road loss on Saturday. As a team, the Jazz shot just 43 percent from the field and 13 of 38 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 37 points in the second quarter to build a 17-point lead, but the lead disappeared, so it was Olynyk who saved the day with the game-winning shot with just 3.1 seconds remaining in overtime. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 31 points and 12 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 18 points with six assists, Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points while Jarred Vanderbilt chipped in with 15 points. The Utah Jazz will be gunning for a fourth straight victory after outlasting the Pelicans in a 122-121 overtime road win last night. How do you think the Jazz will do this week? Hit me up on Twitter or in the comments below.The Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets duke it out at the Toyota Center on Monday night. Nevertheless, even in their absences this Jazz team has shown a resiliency that seems to indicate their ability to win even when the chips are against them.Īnd while you may consider me delusional for predicting such a successful week, that determination and never-say-die play we’ve seen so far is a big reason why I’m optimistic about their chances to win four straight. Of course health will play a huge factor as Utah’s probability of emerging victorious in these games rises dramatically if both George Hill and Derrick Favors are present. After a formidable 4-1 road trip and four contests against teams that all have considerable weaknesses that the Jazz can expose, I’m feeling quite confident in this rising Utah squad. Well, I might be crazy, but yes you did just read correctly, I’m picking the Jazz to go 4-0 this week. Do the Utah Jazz have the most players heading to the FIBA World Cup?.3 of the best role players the Utah Jazz have had in the last 10 years.Will the Utah Jazz have any interest in extending Lauri Markkanen next season?.2 former members of the Utah Jazz are heading overseas this season.3 interesting but not great trade proposals for the Utah Jazz.It’ll be a tough game but it’s certainly one a Jazz team that is hoping to join the ranks of the elite in the West should win. They’ve won both of their back ends of back-to-backs so far and haven’t shown any signs of fatigue or laziness in those contests.
The fact that this is on the second night of a back-to-back against a fast-paced team does make me a little nervous, but I’m still going to go with the Jazz on this one. Will Barton and veteran Danilo Gallinari are the team’s leading scorers, but Emmanuel Mudiay and Wilson Chandler aren’t far behind and up-and-comers Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Harris are capable of putting up big nights as well.Īnd while this year’s Nuggets team does slightly resemble last year’s Jazz squad, when it comes to overall depth, experience and talent, the Nuggets are still a step behind the 2016-17 edition of the Utah Jazz. It’s not easy to play any team on the second night of a back-to-back, but particularly not against a fast-paced Nuggets team on their home court, the highest elevation-wise in the league.Īnd while the Nuggets don’t boast one single star that has to be contained, their well-balanced attack is a unique strength that they possess that in many ways is also similar to the Jazz. So while this is a game the Jazz should win, it’s also one where they’ll have to be careful. In my Northwest Division comparison from earlier in the month, I pinned the Nuggets as the kind of team that can compete and potentially beat any team in the league but as one lacking the experience and closing ability to actually do so consistently. And in their most recent heartbreaker, they were defeated by the Grizzlies in the aforementioned stunning fashion as Gasol converted on a last second tip off the inbounds play.
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