The Dallas Mavericks (28-16) visits Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz (31-13) in the Vivint Smart Home Arena at 5:00 p.m. ET. We analyze Mavericks-Jazz odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Mavericks at Jazz: Key injuries
MAVERICKS
- PF Dwight Powell (Achilles) out
- SG Ryan Broekhoff (knee) out
Mavericks at Jazz: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Jazz 122, Mavericks 111
Moneyline (ML)
Both squads are playing top-notch basketball at the moment. The Jazz have won 18 of their last 20 games to play themselves into second place in the Western Conference standings, and the Mavericks won five out their previous six games. But the Jazz have won seven straight against the Mavericks at home and I don’t see that streak ending on Saturday. PASS ON A MONEYLINE wager though because we aren’t laying $176 to win $100 if the Jazz win outright.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Let’s back the red-hot Jazz -3.5 (-115) because os their scorching recent performance. Everything is clicking for them at the moment, and now that Mike Conley is back in the lineup they are one of the healthiest teams in the NBA. At home, the Jazz are 7-0 against the spread in their last seven as home favorites and their 17-3 home record is tops in the West. And Utah has dominated Dallas since drafting Donovan Mitchell; the Jazz are 6-1 in games Mitchell plays and he’s scored 20 or more points in five of those. The Jazz also don’t mind working on the weekends; Utah is 7-0 in Saturday games this year.
Additionally, according to bookmakers’ standards the Mavericks have been inconsistent as of late: Dallas is 1-7-1 ATS in their last nine games following an ATS win. Home favorites laying 0-4.5 points are 13-8 ATS in games officiated by the crew assigned to Mavericks-Jazz and the Jazz 4-2 ATS when favored 3-4.5 points.
BET JAZZ -3.5 (-115).
Over/Under (O/U)
The over/under trends in Mavericks-Jazz point to BETTING OVER 225.5 (-106). Overs are 11-9 in games at Utah and the Mavericks have a 12-7 over/under record on the road. Furthermore, offenses have shown up to play recently in this matchup as the Over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings. These teams have been putting up a ton of points since the turn of the year—the Mavericks-Jazz are scoring a combined 238.6 points per game in January.
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