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The Utah Jazz (28-35) are the guests of the Denver Nuggets (43-20) at Ball Arena on Saturday. The tip time is 9:00 p.m. ET. Let’s examine the lines provided by FanDuel Sportsbook for the Jazz vs. Nuggets game and provide our professional NBA predictions and picks.
Season series: 1-1 draw.
The Nuggets overcame a 1.5-point underdog to defeat the Boston Celtics 115-109 at home on Thursday. They are 6-2 against the spread (ATS) in their previous 8 games, having won 7 of them. Denver’s season ATS record is 28-34-1. C Nikola Jokic leads it with an average of 26 points per game.
The Jazz, who were a 4-point home underdog, lost 119-117 to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Despite losing 4 of their last 5 games, they have a 3-2 ATS record during that time. Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 road games and 35-28 ATS overall this season. F Lauri Markkanen leads it with an average of 23.1 points per game. But he’s not coming for this one.
Jazz against the Nuggets
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Cashline (ML): Nuggets -770 (bet $770 to win $100) | Jazz +540 (bet $100 to win $540).
Countering the trend (ATS): Nuggets -12.5 (-110) | Jazz +12.5 (-110)
O/U: 227.5 (O: -112 | U: -108) Over/Under
Jazz at the Nuggets’ major injury
Jazz
C Walker Kessler’s foot is dubious
F Lauri Markkanen out of Nuggets with her quadriceps
C Nikola Jokic (forearm) most likely
Jazz at the Nuggets: predictions and choices
Prediction: Jazz 105, Nuggets 117
Moneyline PASS.
The Jazz will play without their top scorer, and the Nuggets are a far superior team. Nevertheless, Denver isn’t a value pick at -770.
The spread for the NUGGETS is -12.5 (-110).
Lately, Denver has paid out to wagerers. It has covered three of its past five games played at home and six of its last eight games overall. As a favorite of nine or higher, it has covered in three straight games.
Conversely, in their last six away games, the Jazz have a 1-5 ATS record. They are only 13-18-1 ATS, the sixth-worst road-covering record in the NBA, because of their severe road-covering struggles.
In light of those patterns, sell NUGGETS -12.5 (-110).\
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LEAN UNDER 227.5, Over/Under (-108).
The Under has been hit recently, if any side has done anything. The Jazz have underperformed in four of their previous seven games, and in three of those seven, they have scored 107 points or less. The Nuggets have gone under in three of their last six games and allowed under 110 in four of those contests.
Denver’s offense is quite successful, but they move at a 27th-place pace. The pace may not seem to pick up. Anticipate a difficult offensive game for the visiting team as well, particularly with the absence of Utah’s top scorer. DECREASING 227.5 (-108).
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