Utah Jazz (17-15) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (20-11)
December 19, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers -5.5; Over/Under: +223
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The Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Monday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Utah Jazz have split their last 8 games. The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 6 of their last 9 games.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 117.2 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 116 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Lauri Markkanen is averaging 22.3 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Jordan Clarkson is averaging 19.9 points and 3.8 rebounds. Malik Beasley is the third double-digit scorer and Collin Sexton is dishing 3 assists. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 110.5 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 104.6 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 29.5 points and 4.6 assists, while Darius Garland is averaging 20.8 points and 2.8 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 10.3 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Monday games. The Cavaliers are 13-4-1 ATS in their last 18 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Monday games. The under is 4-1 in Jazz last 5 overall. The under is 13-3 in Cavaliers last 16 overall. The Jazz are 5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland and 9-2-2 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
The Utah Jazz aren’t nearly as good on the road as they are at home, and they’re running into a hot Cavs team. The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing well right now, and they’re one of the better home teams in the league, where they win by an average of 9.6 points. The Cavs win in the favorite role by an average of 9.1 points. The chalk is reasonable. Give me the Cavs.
