Utah Jazz (2-0) vs. Houston Rockets (0-3)
October 24, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston -1
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The Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets duke it out at the Toyota Center on Monday night.
The Utah Jazz will be gunning for a fourth straight victory after outlasting the Pelicans in a 122-121 overtime road win last night. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 31 points and 12 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 18 points with six assists, Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points while Jarred Vanderbilt chipped in with 15 points. As a team, the Jazz shot just 43 percent from the field and 13 of 38 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 37 points in the second quarter to build a 17-point lead, but the lead disappeared, so it was Olynyk who saved the day with the game-winning shot with just 3.1 seconds remaining in overtime.
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets will be hoping to snap a three-game slide after getting routed by the Bucks in a 125-105 road loss on Saturday. Jalen Green led the team with 22 points on six of 19 shooting, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 points with seven assists while Kenyon Martin Jr. chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Rockets shot just 38 percent from the field and 16 of 37 from the 3-point line but they couldn’t match the Bucks at the start of the game and were always fighting a losing battle after leaking 41 points in the first quarter.
Looking at the betting trends, the Jazz are 7-20-1 ATS in their last 28 road games, 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games playing on zero days’ rest and 5-13-1 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Rockets are 26-55 ATS in their last 81 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record.
Head to head, the under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall, and the Jazz are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Houston.
The Jazz have been the surprise team of the league so far, and they will be full of confidence after last night’s thrilling overtime win over the Pelicans. The Rockets struggled last season, and it looks as though they’ve picked up right where they left off. I’m sticking with the Jazz to stay hot with another win in this spot.
