The Utah Jazz were fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 41-23 when the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended. Below, we look at the BetMGM betting odds of the Jazz winning the NBA Championship once play resumes with a 22-team format in Orlando, Fla., later this summer.
Utah Jazz season recap
The Jazz have been one of the more consistent teams in the league. Of their 41 wins, 21 were at home and 20 on the road. They were 5-5 in the Northwest Division and 5-5 in their previous 10 games before the season stopped. In terms of betting results, Utah was only 30-32-2 against the spread with a 33-31 Over/Under record.
SG Donovan Mitchell and SF Bojan Bogdanovic lead the way in scoring, averaging 24.2 points per game and 20.2 PPG, respectively. C Rudy Gobert and PG Jordan Clarkson both averaged 15.1 PPG, while Gobert led the Jazz in rebounds with 13.7 RPG.
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Utah Jazz NBA Championship odds
Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday, June 14 at 4:20 p.m. ET.
Utah is not a huge long shot to win the title but definitely not a favorite. The Los Angeles Lakers (+250) are the favorites to win it. With championship odds at +2500, the Jazz are 10 times that. They are a consistently good team, but don’t really have a shot unless the Lakers, the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks (+280) and Los Angeles Clippers (+325) lose several top players.
Should you bet on the Jazz to win the title? NO.
Plus, Bogdanovic’s status is in doubt as he had surgery in May to repair a ruptured ligament in his right wrist.
Utah Jazz Western Conference odds
The same is the case for the Jazz to come out of the Western Conference to play in the NBA Finals. They are +1400, behind four other teams. The Jazz are decent, but they’re not on the same level as the top two teams in the West, being the Lakers and Clippers. A bet on the Jazz to win the West is the same as betting for a championship. I wouldn’t do it. AVOID.
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