The Utah Jazz (45-30) face the Los Angeles Clippers (36-39) Tuesday. Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. Below, we look at the Jazz vs. Clippers odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Jazz have lost four games in a row as they wrap up a six-game road trip. Utah is coming off a 114-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks that dropped them to fifth place in the Western Conference.
The Clippers have lost five in a row and eight of their last 10 games. Their last three have been by double digits. Los Angeles is currently in eighth place in the West.
It appears to be firmly in that spot as it trails the seventh-place Minnesota Timberwolves by 6.5 games and leads the ninth-place New Orleans Pelicans by four games with only seven contests left in the regular season.
Jazz at Clippers odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Jazz -117 (bet $117 to win $100) | Clippers -103 (bet $103 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jazz -1.5 (-107) | Clippers +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 217.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Clippers key injuries
Jazz
- C Udoka Azubuike (ankle) out
- F Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) questionable
- C Rudy Gobert (leg) questionable
- F Danuel House Jr. (knee) questionable
- C Hassan Whiteside (foot) out
Clippers
- F Paul George (elbow) questionable
- G Kawhi Leonard (knee) out
- F Norman Powell (foot) out
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Jazz at Clippers odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Clippers 111, Jazz 107
Money line
This game is expected to be the return of F Paul George to the lineup for the Clippers, which changes things as the postseason approaches. The Jazz blew out the Clippers 121-92 in Utah March 18, before going out on the road and losing four of five games. They also beat the Clippers 124-103 at home Dec 15.
The Clippers are 20-16 at home this season but have lost three of their last four there, while the Jazz are 19-19 on the road and have lost six of their last seven away from home.
I LEAN CLIPPERS (-103).
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Against the spread
Neither team has been a sure bet against the spread this season. The Jazz are 31-41-3 ATS overall this season and are 15-22-1 ATS on the road.
The Clippers are 36-39 ATS, matching their win-loss record, and are 16-20 ATS at home.
Both the Jazz and Clippers have covered the spread only three times in their last 10 games. Utah has failed to cover it in its last four games and Los Angeles has failed to do so in five consecutive outings.
However, I give the Clippers a slight edge with the potential return of George to the lineup.
I LEAN CLIPPERS +1.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The totals were 227 and 213 the first two times these teams met this season.
The Jazz have averaged only 101.0 points per game across their four-game skid — well below their season average of 113.3.
The Clippers have averaged only 103.2 points per game over their last 10 contests. That is a little below their season average of 106.7. Los Angeles should get a boost if George returns to action.
Take OVER 217.5 (-110) on this low projected total.
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