The Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets meet Friday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center. The Utah Jazz look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Charlotte Hornets look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 113.7 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 107.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 26.2 points and 5.4 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 14.5 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game.
The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 114.8 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 114.6 points on 46.4 percent shooting. Miles Bridges is averaging 19.9 points and 3.9 assists, while LaMelo Ball is averaging 19.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Terry Rozier is the third double-digit scorer and Gordon Hayward is dishing 3.6 assists. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Hornets are 3-7-2 ATS in their last 12 games as an underdog and 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 home games. The under is 8-3-1 in Jazz last 12 overall. The over is 4-1 in Hornets last 5 overall. The Jazz are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Charlotte Hornets look like they’re starting to figure things out right now, but they’re still not a team I’m eager to back against the best teams in the league, especially with reasonable lines. The Utah Jazz have proven they can get the job done on the road, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 7.9 points. We usually don’t get the Jazz and lines this soft. Give me the Jazz.