Utah Jazz (45-26) vs. Brooklyn Nets (37-34)
March 21, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets -1; Over/Under: +229
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The Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets meet Monday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. The Utah Jazz look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Brooklyn Nets look for a win after winning five of their last six games.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 114.1 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 107.4 points on 45 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.7 points and 5.5 assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 18.1 points and 4.3 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 14.8 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 112.1 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 111.8 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 29.4 points and 6 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. Seth Curry is the third double-digit scorer and LaMarcus Aldridge is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 road games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Nets are 4-21-1 ATS in their last 26 home games and 8-22 ATS in their last 30 games as a favorite. The under is 6-2-1 in Jazz last 9 overall. The over is 13-5-1 in Nets last 19 overall. The Jazz are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Brooklyn and 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kyrie obviously, but they’re the healthier team overall and have the rest advantage at home. The Utah Jazz are dealing with a bunch of injuries right now, and they’re on the end of a back to back. The Nets are winning their last five games by an average of 15.4 points while shooting 54.6 percent from the field. The Jazz have had no recent covering success on the road. Give me the Nets in this toss up contest.
