The Indiana Pacers and the Utah Jazz duke it out at the Delta Center on Tuesday night. Here’s a Jazz vs Pacers Prediction. This article will include a Jazz vs Pacers Pick.
Indiana Pacers Betting Preview
The Indiana Pacers have been ice-cold so far this season as they’ve lost nine of their first 10 games. They will be hoping to avoid a fifth straight defeat after getting smashed by the Warriors in a 114-83 road defeat on Sunday. Andrew Nembhard led the team with 14 points and nine assists, while Isaiah Jackson, Jay Huff and Jarace Walker each scored 12 points but no other player finished in double figures in scoring.
As a team, the Pacers shot a miserly 34 percent from the field and 11 of 39 from the 3-point line as they played well enough to hang with the Warriors until the fourth quarter where they got blown away by 39-18. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shot just three of 11 for his nine points off the bench, while Ben Sheppard scored just three points on one of 10 shooting.
Utah Jazz Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz have been doing it tough lately as they’ve lost six of their last seven games and they will be looking to arrest a three-game slide after getting beaten by the Timberwolves in a 120-113 loss last night. Keyonte George led the team with 27 points, six rebounds and six assists, Lauri Markkanen added 21 points with eight rebounds and three assists while Svi Mykhailiuk chipped in with 11 points.
As a team, the Jazz shot just 40 percent from the field and 17 of 52 from the 3-point line as they got off to a decent start with 30 points in the first quarter to take the lead into halftime. But that all changed in the third quarter where they allowed 40 points to fall behind by as many as 22 points in the blink of an eye.
Why the Utah Jazz will win
- The Pacers have lost each of their last eight road games.
- The home team has won three of the last four games between the Pacers and Jazz.
- The Pacers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five road games against Northwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
- The home team has covered the spread in each of the last four games between the Pacers and Jazz.
Why the Indiana Pacers will win
- The Pacers have won each of their last eight Tuesday games.
- The Jazz have lost 12 of their last 15 home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight home games on the second leg of a back-to-back against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Pacers have covered the spread in each of their last four games as favorites against Northwest Division opponents following a loss.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Pacers’ last six road games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Jazz’s last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total points line.
Jazz vs Pacers Prediction
The Pacers are still banged up with Quenton Jackson, Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin all out but they have upgraded TJ McConnell to questionable, while the Jazz have ruled out Georges Niang, Taylor Hendricks and Kyle Anderson again. You couldn’t back either side with any confidence these days, but while I expect the Pacers to turn things around sooner or later, I just prefer the Jazz, who are always dangerous at home. This is a game I would rather stay away from, but if I had to choose, I would lean towards the Jazz at home in a close one.