In a matchup between one of the hottest teams in the league versus one that is struggling, the Houston Rockets (37-35), winners of 10 in a row, and 10-0 in their past 10 games, play the Utah Jazz (29-44), who’ve dropped seven straight and are 1-9 in their past 10. The Rockets are favorites by eight points for this contest at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 29, 2024. The over/under in the matchup is set at 229.5.
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Spread: Jazz (+8) to Cover
- The Rockets are favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (8 to 3.9 points). Take the Jazz and the points.
- Utah is 37-36-0 ATS this year.
- The Jazz are 6-8 ATS this year when playing as at least 8-point underdogs.
- Houston is 41-29-2 ATS this season.
- The Rockets are 8-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 8-point favorites.
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Total: Over 229.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 2.7 points lower than the model projection.
- A total of 33 times so far this season, Houston and its opponent have combined to score more than 229.5 points.
- So far this season, 47 Utah’s games have featured more than 229.5 points scored.
- A total of 34 out of the Rockets’ 72 games this season have gone over the point total.
- A total of 39 Jazz games this year have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Rockets (-325)
- Prediction: Rockets 118, Jazz 114
- Houston has entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 22, or 81.5%, of those games.
- Utah has come away with 16 wins in the 54 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Jabari Smith Jr. Points Prop: Over 14.5
- Jabari Smith Jr. posts 13.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 45.1% from the field and 35.8% from downtown with 1.7 made treys per contest.
- The 14.5-point prop total for Smith Jr. on Friday is 1.2 higher than his scoring average, which is 13.3.
- He has exceeded his points prop on 31 occasions this season (in 69 games with such a prop).
- In 2023-24, the Jazz are 11th in the NBA on offense (116.5 points scored per game) and third-worst defensively (120.8 points allowed).
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John Collins Rebounds Prop: Over 7.5
- The Jazz are getting 14.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from John Collins this year.
- His per-game rebounding average of 8.4 is 0.9 higher than his prop bet on Friday (7.5).
- Sportsbooks have set a rebound total for him 68 times this season, and he has hit the over in 38 of those games.
- The Rockets rank third-best in the NBA by pulling down 46.0 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, they rank 23rd in the league (44.7 allowed per contest).
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