The Brooklyn Nets (3-4) host the Utah Jazz (4-2) Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Barclays Center. Below, we analyze the Jazz-Nets NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Utah crushed the San Antonio Spurs 130-109 on the road Sunday, thanks to some red-hot shooting. The Jazz shot 55.1% from the field and made 21-of-41 3-pointers while the Spurs made just 6-of-19 from behind the arc. Jazz SF Bojan Bogdanovic—who missed the playoff last year due to a season-ending injury—scored a game-high 28 points and hit 6-of-7 threes.
After winning their first two games in spectacular fashion, the Nets have lost four of their last five including a 123-122 loss to the Washington Wizards as 7.5-point home favorites Sunday. Brooklyn was careless with the ball—turning it over 20 times—and had less of an interior presence than Washington; the Nets were outrebounded 59-55 and scored 12 fewer points in the paint.
The Jazz won both regular-season meetings last year but covered the spread only once and the Over cashed in each contest.
Jazz at Nets: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:25 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Jazz -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Nets +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread/ATS: Jazz -4.5 (-120) | Nets +4.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 226.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Nets: Key Injuries
Jazz
- C Derrick Favors (knee) probable
Nets
- SF Kevin Durant (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) out
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Jazz at Nets: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Jazz 121, Nets 110
Money line (ML)
PASS ON THE MONEY LINE. It’s too expensive to bet Utah straight up and there’s not even another money line I’d put in a parlay with the Jazz (-210).
Against the spread (ATS)
Utah and Brooklyn will have essentially the same rosters on the floor as last year when these teams played but the major difference is the Nets moving on from former head coach Kenny Atkinson and hiring Steve Nash. It’s still TBD if Nash can coach but Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is a sleeper contender for Coach of the Year.
Not only is Brooklyn missing an MVP favorite in Durant but the absence of Dinwiddie also hurts a Nets team whose strength is depth. Dinwiddie was Brooklyn’s second-leading scorer in both of its games against the Jazz last season.
Also, there isn’t a matchup the Nets win in my opinion. Sure, Irving could give it to Jazz PG Mike Conley but that’s more of an on-paper matchup as SG Donovan Mitchell is the real ball-dominant guard Irving has to compete against. I’d give Mitchell the edge over Kyrie if Jazz-Nets detours to a one-on-one game briefly.
GIMME JAZZ -4.5 (-120) for 1 unit.
Over/Under (O/U)
Utah’s opponents shooting at the third-highest clip from deep is more random than indicative of how the Jazz play defense. That being said, Brooklyn is sixth in 3-point shooting and the adjustment I could see them making against a good Utah defense and without KD is to chuck threes.
I am not crazy about it but I’ll lean OVER 226.5 (-110) for a quarter-unit.
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Also see:
- Durant ruled out vs. Jazz, expected to miss one week (Nets Wire)
- Hoops Hype Rumors: Jazz | Nets
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