The Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena. The Utah Jazz have lost 5 of their last 8 games. The Detroit Pistons have lost 6 of their last 8 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 Detroit Pistons are averaging 111.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 117.9 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 21.3 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Jaden Ivey is averaging 15 points and 3.9 assists. Saddiq Bey is the third double-digit scorer and Alec Burks is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest. The Pistons are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games and 9-4-2 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Jazz last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Pistons last 6 home games. The Jazz are 13-4 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Detroit and 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Utah Jazz have shown flashes of still being able to get the job done, and there’s still some trust there, especially against lesser teams. The Detroit Pistons remain one of the worst teams in the league, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 6.9 points. You could argue this line should be steeper. I’ll take my chances with the Jazz and the reasonable chalk.