The Golden State Warriors (26-26) visit the Utah Jazz (26-29) at Vivint Smart Home Arena, beginning at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The Warriors are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup’s point total is 240.5.
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Spread: Jazz (+2.5) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (1.5 points) is a little tighter than the 2.5-point edge DraftKings gives to the Warriors, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Utah is 31-24-0 against the spread this season.
- The Jazz have covered the spread 19 times this season (19-16 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs.
- Golden State is 26-24-2 against the spread this season.
- The Warriors have been favored by 2.5 points or more 24 times this season, and covered the spread in nine of those contests.
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Total: Under 240.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 2.9 points highter than the model projection.
- Golden State and its opponent have broken the 240.5-point mark 18 times this season.
- Utah’s games have had over 240.5 points 24 times this year.
- The Warriors and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 29 out of 52 times this season.
- In the Jazz’s 55 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 31 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Warriors (-135)
- Prediction: Warriors 120, Jazz 118
- This season, Golden State has been favored 31 times and won 20, or 64.5%, of those games.
- Utah has been chosen as underdogs in 40 games this year and has walked away with the win 15 times (37.5%) in those games.
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Klay Thompson Rebounds Prop: Under 2.5
- Klay Thompson posts 17.0 points, 2.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.
- He averages 1.0 more rebound than his over/under on Thursday (which is 2.5).
- He has grabbed more rebounds than his over/under in 18 of his 53 games with that prop available this season.
- On the boards, the Jazz are third-best in the NBA in rebounds (46.6 per game). They are fifth-best in rebounds allowed (41.9 per game).
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Lauri Markkanen Points Prop: Over 22.5
- On a per-game basis, Lauri Markkanen gives the Jazz 23.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- The 22.5-point over/under set for Markkanen on Thursday is 0.9 lower than his season scoring average of 23.4.
- Markkanen has hit the over on his points prop on 22 occasions this season (in 47 games with such a prop).
- The Warriors are scoring 119.3 points per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 117.8 points per contest (20th-ranked).
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