Date/Time: 01-23-2019, 22:30 EDT
Spread: Utah Jazz -3.5
Total: +216.5
In this battle between two teams sitting on mirror sides of the playoff spots of the West, the 2nd Denver Nuggets, looking to extend their current small winning streak, are hosting the 7th Utah Jazz, who saw a big winning streak getting snapped and want to return to the winning ways.
Nuggets are 31-14 so far in the league and are sitting on the 2nd place of the Western Conference, half a game behind the Warriors. They are 3-1 in their last 4 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Cleveland at home, 124-102. Jazz are 26-22 so far in the league and are sitting on the seventh place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they saw 6 six-game victory streak end with a home defeat by Portland, 104-109.
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This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season with Denver having won the previous one at home by 15 points. Utah are 13-9 at home, while Denver are 11-10 on the road. Denver have a better offense with 111.3 ppg to Utah’s 108.3 ppg, while Utah have a better defense, allowing 105 ppg to Denver’s 106.2. Denver have a better accuracy both from the field (46.8% to 46%) and from behind the 3-point line (35.8% to 34.3%). Nuggets are better all across the board, including assists (27.5 to 24.7) and rebounds per game (46.7 to 45.3) and they also commit fewer turnovers (13.1 to 15). Utah have been playing much better lately and pick them for the home win tonight.
Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction: Utah Jazz -3.5 (-108)