The Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons meet Sunday in NBA action at the Little Caesars Arena.
The Utah Jazz look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Utah Jazz are averaging 111 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 111.1 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 22.4 points and 5.2 assists while Mike Conley is averaging 17.3 points and 5.7 assists. Jordan Clarkson is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 13.1 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc and 69.9 percent from the free thitem line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 38.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 49 rebounds per game.
The Detroit Pistons need a win here to rebound from a 2-7 record. The Detroit Pistons are averaging 111.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 117.6 points on 50.1 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 24.8 points and 6.4 rebounds while Blake Griffin is averaging 14.5 points and 3.8 assists. Josh Jackson is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing two rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 80.4 percent from the free thitem line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 38.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a road favorite and 6-23-2 ATS in their last 31 games as a favorite. The Pistons are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Jazz last 5 road games. The over is 24-10 in Pistons last 34 home games. The Jazz are 12-3 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Detroit and 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Utah Jazz are the better team here obviously and should be favored, but they’ve also been horrible against the number in the favorite role and don’t have a consistent half court offense to consistently put teams away. The Detroit Pistons aren’t winning games, but they usually keep games within 10 or less points. The Pistons are also coming off their best showing of the season. Early game, could see some sloppiness. I’ll take a shot with the free buckets.