The Washington Wizards (12-20) and the Utah Jazz (18-16) meet at Vivint Arena Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wizards vs. Jazz odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Wizards picked up a 113-110 win against the Phoenix Suns last time out on Tuesday as a 7-point underdog, covering for the 2nd consecutive outing. Washington’s win snapped a 10-game losing streak, too. The Under has hit in 3 in a row for the Wizards.
The Jazz posted a 126-111 win at the Detroit Pistons Tuesday as a 2.5-point favorite, bouncing back from a 122-99 humbling at the Cleveland Cavaliers by old friend G Donovan Mitchell. The Jazz have covered 4 of the past 6 outings overall, while the Over is 3-1 in the previous 4 contests.
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Wizards at Jazz odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:22 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wizards +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Jazz -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wizards +6.5 (-110) | Jazz -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Wizards at Jazz key injuries
Wizards
- F Kristaps Porzingis (illness) questionable
Jazz
- F Kelly Olynyk (ankle) out
- G Collin Sexton (hamstring) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Wizards at Jazz picks and predictions
Prediction
Jazz 116, Wizards 113
Moneyline
The Jazz (-240) will cost you nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s too expensive in what is expected to be a fairly close battle in Salt Lake City.
PASS.
Against the spread
The WIZARDS +6.5 (-110) are a solid play catching more than 3 buckets in this battle.
The Wizards are just 4-12-2 ATS in the past 18 games overall, and 1-4 ATS in the past 5 against teams with a winning overall mark, so this is a bit of a leap of faith.
However, the Jazz are just 3-8 ATS in the past 11 when working on a single day of rest, and 1-4 ATS in the past 5 against losing teams.
Over/Under
UNDER 229.5 (-110) is the lean here, ever so slightly.
The Under has connected in 4 of the past 5 games overall while going 3-1-2 in the past 6 games on the road.
For the Jazz, the Over has been the dominant trend lately, but there is a slight 3-2 lean to the Under in the past 5 home games for Utah.
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