The Utah Jazz (34-18) play their second game on consecutive nights as the Dallas Mavericks (32-21) host them at American Airlines Center Monday for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Jazz-Mavericks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Jazz at Mavericks: Key injuries
Jazz
- C Ed Davis (back) questionable
Mavericks
- PG Luka Doncic (ankle) out
- PG Dwight Powell (Achilles) out
Jazz at Mavericks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Jazz 114, Mavericks 108
Moneyline (ML)
Bojan Bogdanović hit a buzzer-beater to give the Jazz a 114-113 victory over the Houston Rockets Sunday. The win gave the Jazz back-to-back victories after losing their previous five games. The Mavericks blasted the Hornets, 116-100, Sturday to snap a two-game skid.
The Kristaps Porzingis versus Rudy Gobert matchup is the most fascinating head-to-head battle in this game. Their history indicates they’ll cancel each other out:
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One of the major advantages the Jazz have is in their backcourt. PG Mike Conley is starting to play better for the Jazz—scoring 20-plus points in three of his last four games. Also, SG Donovan Mitchell has had a lot of success against the Mavericks thus far in his career. The Jazz are 7-1 outright with Mitchell in the lineup and he has scored 20 or more points in six of those games. Another reason why I like the Jazz Monday is they should have success shooting from deep. Utah has the top-ranked 3-point percentage in the NBA and Dallas opponents are hitting the third-highest percentage of threes over their past 10 games.
BET JAZZ (-121) to win straight up.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Let’s PASS on the spread in favor of the moneyline bet. There is no point in fussing with 1.5-points either way.
Over/Under (O/U)
Dallas has hit the highest percentage of Overs in the NBA, and Utah is roughly in the middle of the pack with a 27-25 Over/Under record. Furthermore, Doncic has missed the past six games for the Mavs and five of those have gone Over the projected total. Given the 3-point advantage for the Jazz described above, and the Mavericks offense having the third-highest points per game in the NBA, TAKE THE OVER 218.5 (-110).
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