WATCH: DeAndre Jordan finishes savage alley-oop in Utah

With the help of Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan posterized Tony Bradley in Utah.

The Nets and Jazz had a big battle in Utah on Tuesday, and it didn’t work out well for Brooklyn in the 119-114 finish. Among those who performed well was Brooklyn center DeAndre Jordan, who came off the bench for Jarrett Allen.

Although Allen had one of the more impressive plays of the game, blocking Rudy Gobert — giving the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year a taste of his own medicine — he made some mistakes throughout and dealt with foul trouble again, fouling out with 5:58 left in the game. This presented Jordan with more opportunities, and the veteran big man took advantage, logging a double-double.

For all of the important plays Jordan made, the one which garners the most attention is the one few can make — the alley-opp from Spencer Dinwiddie that Jordan threw down over Jazz center Tony Bradley. This alley-oop did have more flair than the typical throwdown — it’s not every day someone hurdles and NBA player.

Nets-Jazz odds: Utah a significant home favorite

Previewing Tuesday’s Brooklyn Nets at Utah Jazz sports betting odds and lines, with NBA matchup analysis and picks.

The Brooklyn Nets (4-5) visit the Utah Jazz (7-3) Tuesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena for a 9 p.m. ET start. We analyze the Nets-Jazz odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.


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Nets at Jazz: Key injuries

Nets

  • SG Caris LeVert (thumb) out

Jazz

  • PG Dante Exum (hamstring) out

Nets at Jazz: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips

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Prediction

Jazz 115, Nets 105

Moneyline (ML)

The -250 line for the JAZZ at home is not outrageous. Utah is 5-0 at home in the early going where the Nets are just 1-3 on the road.

Utah allows just 98.1 points per game on the season. Brooklyn scores at nearly 120 points per night. That is quite a contrast in styles. Utah can adapt better than Brooklyn and play much better defense.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Jazz to win outright returns a profit of $4.00. It’s a touch chalky, but it’s better than risking this on a Brooklyn (+200) team that has trouble keeping teams from scoring.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The better play for this tilt is taking the JAZZ with the -6.5 points at -110 odds. A Utah cover here at those odds produces a tidy $9.09 profit – doubling the moneyline outcome.

Brooklyn is 1-3 against the spread on the road and is 7.2 points off projections which makes a Utah cover more likely. Utah is 3-2 ATS at home and exactly six points per game above the cover line.

Over/Under (O/U)

Let’s take the OVER 217.5 (-125). Yes, Utah can clamp down on defense but Brooklyn’s defense is bad enough to push totals up.

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