Utah Jazz (28-10) vs. Toronto Raptors (18-17)
January 7, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors +3.5; Over/Under: +224
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The Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors meet Friday in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena. The Utah Jazz look for a win after winning 12 of their last 15 games. The Toronto Raptors look to build on their four-game winning streak.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 116 points on 47.7 percent shooting and allowing 106.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.5 points and 5.1 assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 18.2 points and 4.1 rebounds. Rudy Gobert is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Clarkson is dishing 2.3 assists. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.3 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 107.9 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 106.8 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Fred VanVleet is averaging 21.3 points and 6.7 assists, while Pascal Siakam is averaging 20.4 points and 8.4 rebounds. OG Anunoby is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Trent Jr. is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Raptors are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-0-1 in Jazz last 6 road games. The over is 10-1 in Raptors last 11 overall. The Jazz are 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Toronto and 5-16 ATS in the last 21 meetings.
The Utah Jazz are piling up the wins, but they’re still hit or miss against the number, and they’re going to be without their star big in Gobert. The Toronto Raptors are also playing their best ball of the season with four straight wins, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 9.8 points. The Raptors have figured something out. With the Jazz undermanned, I’ll take a shot with the Raptors and the free bucket.
