The San Antonio Spurs and the Utah Jazz duke it out at the Delta Center on Thursday night. Here’s a Jazz vs Spurs Prediction. This article will include a Jazz vs Spurs Pick.
San Antonio Spurs Betting Preview
The San Antonio Spurs have been in decent form as they’ve won five of their last eight games overall. They will be looking to bounce back here after having their three-game win streak snapped by the Rockets in a 111-106 road defeat on Tuesday. Julian Champagnie drained eight 3-pointers to lead the way with 27 points on eight of 17 shooting, Victor Wembenyama and De’Aaron Fox each scored 14 points while Stephon Castle tallied 13 points with seven rebounds and eight assists. As a team, the Spurs shot just 39 percent from the field and 14 of 50 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 39 points in the first quarter to take an early 16-point lead. However, they allowed the Rockets to hang around, and it cost them in the fourth quarter where they went ice-cold and scored just 14 points to allow the Rockets off the hook in the end. Wembenyama had an off night as he shot just five of 21 from the field and zero of seven from the 3-point line.
Utah Jazz Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz have been in a slump as they’ve lost 10 of their last 13 games overall, but they will be feeling much better after they snapped a four-game losing streak with a 127-122 win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday. Keyonte George led the team with 43 points on 15 of 28 shooting, Ace Bailey added 20 points on eight of 17 shooting while Isaiah Collier chipped in with 18 points with 10 assists on seven of 10 shooting off the bench. As a team, the Jazz shot a healthy 55 percent from the field and 12 of 29 from the 3-point line as they started to fall behind in the third quarter. They looked to be in deep trouble after trailing by 15 points before they exploded for 43 points in the fourth quarter to pull off the impressive comeback victory in front of their home fans.
Why the Utah Jazz will win
- The home team has won each of the Spurs’ last six games.
- The Spurs have lost three of their last four games as road favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- The Spurs have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games as road favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- The Jazz have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games against teams that held a winning record.
Why the San Antonio Spurs will win
- The Jazz have lost each of their last 15 home games following a home win.
- The Spurs have won each of their last nine games as favorites against Northwest Division opponents following a loss.
- The Spurs have covered the spread in each of their last nine Thursday games.
- The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five home games against the Spurs after winning as underdogs.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Spurs’ last nine road games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Eight of the Jazz’s last nine home games have gone OVER the total points line.
Utah Jazz Player Facts
- Isaiah Collier ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for assists per 36 minutes (10.3) this season.
- Jusuf Nurkic ranks 5th amongst qualified players for rebounds per 36 minutes (14.1) this season.
San Antonio Spurs Player Facts
- Victor Wembanyama ranks 1st amongst qualified players for blocks per game (2.5) this season.
- Stephon Castle has recorded 7+ assists in five consecutive appearances – equal-longest active streak of any player in the league.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Jazz rank 30th in the league for opponent points per game this season (127.4).
- The Jazz rank 30th in the league for opponent assists per game this season (30.7).
- The Spurs rank 1st in the league for opponent offensive rebounds per game this season (10.2).
- The Spurs rank 1st in the league for Q1 win percentage this season (68.2%).
Jazz vs Spurs Prediction
The Spurs are still missing Devin Vassell and they are keeping an eye on Luke Kornet who is questionable for this one. The Jazz are still missing Lauri Makkanen and Georges Niang with Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh both listed as questionable. This is one of those games where you should check the lineups before tipoff given the injury cloud hanging over the Jazz, but the Spurs come into this meeting as the clear favorites. They won the last meeting between the teams by 123-110 back on Jan 19, so I will lean with the Spurs to cover the hefty spread in this matchup, especially if George isn’t able to suit up for the Jazz.