The Utah Jazz (17-15) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-11) meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Monday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Jazz vs. Cavaliers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Jazz kicked off a 3-game Eastern Conference road trip with a 123-97 loss at the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday. The Jazz are still 3-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 4 games, while the Under is an impressive 4-1 in the previous 5 outings.
Guard Donovan Mitchell gets a crack against his former team for the first time since being traded from Utah to Cleveland this past offseason. Cleveland has won 3 in a row, although it is just 1-3 ATS in the last 4 games. The Under is 10-2 in the past 12 games overall.
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Jazz at Cavaliers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jazz +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Cavaliers -230 (bet $230 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +5.5 (-105) | Cavaliers -5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 221.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Jazz at Cavaliers key injuries
Jazz
- C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) questionable
- G Collin Sexton (hamstring) out
Cavaliers
- F Lamar Stevens (knee) out
- F Dean Wade (shoulder) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Cavaliers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 112, Jazz 109
Moneyline
The Cavaliers (-230) will cost you nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive in what should be a very close game. It will also be an emotional game for Mitchell against the Jazz, and it will be interesting to see if he pushes too hard, goes off, etc.
PASS.
Against the spread
The JAZZ +5.5 (-105) are a solid play at even money catching nearly 3 buckets. Utah has cashed in 15 of the past 22 games against teams with a winning overall record and is 8-1 ATS in the past 9 against teams with a winning percentage over .600.
The Cavaliers are 13-4-1 ATS in the past 18 games at home, but Cleveland is just 2-5 ATS in the past 7 against winning teams.
Cleveland is also just 1-5-1 ATS in the past 7 games at home against Utah, and 2-9-2 ATS in the past 13 meetings against the Jazz overall.
Over/Under
UNDER 221.5 (-110) is the lean here, as that’s the dominant trend for both sides.
The Under is 4-1 in the past 5 games overall for the Jazz while hitting at a 6-1 clip in the past 7 games against winning teams.
The Under is 13-3 in the past 16 games overall for the Cavaliers while hitting at a 7-2-1 clip in the previous 10 games against teams with a winning overall mark. The Under is also 9-1 in the past 10 games at home for the Cavs while also going 9-2-1 in the past 12 meetings in this series.
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