New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/1/21
2021-03-01 20:00:00 EDT
The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans meet Monday in NBA action at the Smoothie King Center.
The Utah Jazz look to stay hot after winning 12 of their last 14 games. The Utah Jazz are averaging 116.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 106.5 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 24.5 points and 5.3 assists while Jordan Clarkson is averaging 18.1 points and 2.2 assists. Mike Conley is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 13.4 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 39.6 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 48.1 rebounds per game.
The New Orleans Pelicans need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games. The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 115.5 points on 48.3 percent shooting and allowing 115.7 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Zion Williamson is averaging 25.5 points and 7.1 rebounds while Brandon Ingram is averaging 24.2 points and 5.2 rebounds. Lonzo Ball is the third double-digit scorer and Eric Bledsoe is dishing 3.6 assists. The New Orleans Pelicans are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The New Orleans Pelicans are allowing 39.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games and 22-4 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Pelicans are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 Monday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Jazz last 5 overall. The over is 24-4 in Pelicans last 28 overall. The Jazz are 11-3-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings in New Orleans and 32-15-4 ATS in the last 51 meetings.
The Utah Jazz have covered 22 of their last 26 games and are winning their last five games by an average of 10 points. As I’ve said many times in the past, it’s to the point where you just blindly back the Jazz until the tickets stop cashing. The New Orleans Pelicans have shown signs of improved play, but they’re still a disappointing club overall that’s also 14-19 against the spread on the season. I’ll lay the chalk with the Jazz.
