Utah Jazz (7-13) vs. Brooklyn Nets (5-16)
December 4, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets +4.5; Over/Under: 231.5
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The Utah Jazz travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Here’s a Nets vs Jazz Prediction. This article will include a Nets vs Jazz Pick.
Utah Jazz Betting Preview
The Utah Jazz have been struggling for form as they’ve lost nine of their last 13 games overall, but they will be eager to build some momentum after taking down the Rockets in a 133-125 upset win on Monday. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 29 points on nine of 17 shooting, Keyonte George added 28 points with eight assists on eight of 14 shooting while Jusuf Nurkic chipped in with 18 points and nine rebounds. As a team, the Jazz shot 50 percent from the field and 14 of 35 from the 3-point line as they took control of the contest with 37 points in the second quarter to eventually go up by 21 points. They needed all of that lead as the Rockets cut the margin to just one point with 5:12 left on the clock.
Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
The Brooklyn Nets have been doing it tough as they’ve lost nine of their last 13 games overall, but they will be aiming for a season-high third straight victory after outlasting the Bulls in a 113-103 road win last night. Michael Porter Jr led the team in scoring with 33 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 10 of 20 shooting, Noah Clowney added 20 points on six of 13 shooting while Nic Claxton tallied 14 points with eight rebounds and nine assists. As a team, the Nets shot 49 percent from the field and 19 of 46 from the 3-point line, but this win was more about their defense as they held the Bulls to just 44 points in the first half to open up a 19-point lead. This set up the comfortable win despite committing a total of 21 turnovers.
Why the Brooklyn Nets will win
- The Jazz have lost each of their last 15 games following a win.
- The Nets have won three of their last four games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents following a win.
- The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four road games.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in six of the last seven games between the Jazz and Nets.
Why the Utah Jazz will win
- The Nets have lost each of their last seven games against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back.
- The favorites have won 15 of the Nets’ last 16 games at Barclays Center.
- The Nets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven home games on the second leg of a back-to-back after winning as underdogs.
- The favorites have covered the spread in seven of the Nets’ last eight games at Barclays Center.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Nets’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Eight of the Jazz’s last nine night games have gone OVER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nets rank 30th in the league for points per game this season (109.0).
- The Nets rank 30th in the league for field goals made per game this season (37.5).
- The Jazz rank 30th in the league for opponent assists per game this season (29.8).
- The Jazz rank 30th in the league for turnovers per game this season (16.9).
Nets vs Jazz Prediction
The Jazz have ruled out Georges Niang, Kevin Love and Walker Kessler with Jusuf Nurkic listed as questionable, while the Nets have ruled out Cam Thomas, Haywood Highsmith and Terence Mann. The haven’t been able to sustain any sort of a run of success yet this season, but they will be full of confidence after taking down the red-hot Rockets in their last outing. You could say the same about the Nets who were ice-cold before winning their last two games. You couldn’t back either side with any confidence these days as the Jazz are 1-7 on the road so far, while the Nets are 1-9 at home. I might be tempted to take the Nets with the points, but they are playing their second game of a back to back set. So, I will lean towards the Jazz to come away with the narrow win and cover on the road.
