Surging Jazz Have Won 12 Straight on the Road
The Utah Jazz have absolutely owned the San Antonio Spurs of late and can finish off a season sweep of the Spurs with a victory at AT&T Center on Friday. The Jazz and Spurs have gone OVER in six straight, with an average combined score of 202 in those six games.
Sportsbook opened the Jazz as 3-point road underdogs with a total of 195.
The Jazz are Sportsbooks of 10 of their past 11 games and 22 of the last 25 after topping Dallas 119-112 on Thursday. Utah shares the same record with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the final two spots in the Western Conference. Derrick Favors returned from a one-game absence vs the Mavericks and notched 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Star rookie shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points against Dallas and has recorded 25 or more points on 24 occasions this year.
After treading water for the majority of the campaign, the Spurs have rattled off five straight victories and improved to sixth in the West as a result. San Antonio needs to go 8-2 SU down the stretch to record its 19th straight 50-win campaign. Tony Parker has struggled lately, averaging just 4.3 points on 7-of-22 shooting over the last four tilts.
The Jazz have been road warriors in recent weeks, going 12-0 SU and 9-2-1 ATS in their past 12 away from home.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The San Antonio Spurs were listed earlier as 5.5-point favorites on the betting oddsboard at Sportsbook. Those betting on the total OVER/UNDER for points scored have seen that line set at 195 for Friday at shops such as Sportsbook.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at OddsShark pick a 103-99 result in favor of the Jazz. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Antonio Spurs sport a record of 42-30 and 36-32-4 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Utah Jazz sit at 41-31 and 38-33-1 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 31-41 for the Spurs and 32-39-1 for the Jazz. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Antonio vs Utah injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 14 (San Antonio) and the No. 3 (Utah) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up San Antonio's No. 28-ranked offense (102.14 PPG) against a Utah defense that ranks No. 2 at 99.97 PPG. The Spurs have averaged 45.77% from the field per game, more than the Jazz have managed so far this NBA season (45.74% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points leading the Jazz to a 119-112 victory over Dallas at American Airlines Center on Thursday.
The Spurs got 27 points from LaMarcus Aldridge as San Antonio ran past Washington 98-90 on Wednesday at AT&T Center.
Next Betting Matchups
Utah at Golden State, Sunday, March 25
San Antonio at Milwaukee, Sunday, March 25