Utah Jazz (49-33) vs. Dallas Mavericks (52-30)
April 16, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Mavericks +5; Over/Under: 209.5
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The Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks meet Saturday in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. The Utah Jazz look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Dallas Mavericks look for a win after winning seven of their last eight games.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 113.6 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 107.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.9 points and 5.3 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 14.7 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game.
The Dallas Mavericks are averaging 108 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 104.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Luka Doncic is averaging 28.4 points and 8.7 assists, while Jalen Brunson is averaging 16.3 points and 3.9 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie is the third double-digit scorer and Dorian Finney-Smith is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Dallas Mavericks are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Dallas Mavericks are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 road games and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Mavericks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 10-2 in Jazz last 12 road games. The over is 6-1 in Mavericks last 7 overall. The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Dallas and 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Utah Jazz aren’t the most trustworthy team in the world because they go through serious offensive droughts, and they consistently blow massive leads. However, the Dallas Mavericks will be without Luka for this contest and that’s a massive blow considering his fingerprints are all over Mavs games. He does everything for this team and not having him is a ridiculous blow. I’m not big on the Jazz, but this is a game they should win comfortably and take full advantage of. I want little to do with the Mavs if Luka isn’t playing.
