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The streak has the Lakers 4.5 games out of first place in the Western Conference. Despite all of this and the injury to Anthony Davis, the public is still banking on AD returning and leading the Lakers to the West crown and the NBA Finals. DraftKings Sportsbook provided some betting splits for the West winner odds. Let’s take a look. The Utah Jazz improved to 20-5 on Tuesday with a 122-108 victory over the Boston Celtics. The win, which was broadcast nationally on TNT, tied the best start for the Jazz in franchise history. The Houston Rockets (11-12) and Utah Jazz (12-13) will both look to get back to the.500 mark on Thursday when they square off in what is expected to be a close game according to oddsmakers.
The Houston Rockets will hope to pick up their 10th win in 14 games when they take on Utah on Saturday night in Salt Lake. It will be a ‘get up for’ game for both sides as Utah is sitting in fourth place in the West, just one game ahead of the Rockets who are currently on a 7-3 roll.
Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz
Saturday, February 22, 2020 – 09:00 PM EST
Opening Line: Utah Jazz -130 at 5Dimes
The Rockets revolution continues
The Rockets jumped right back on to their ‘small ball’ wave on Thursday. Returning from the All-Star break with an impressive 135-105 road win over the Golden State Warriors. Houston shot a combined 51% (25/49) from behind the arc, and both James Harden and Russel Westbrook had ‘double-doubles’ – picking up 50 points between the two of them. Meanwhile, PJ Tucker got involved in the shooting gallery, hitting all five of his 3-point attempts on Thursday night.
Tucker has had his usage extended with the absence of SG Eric Gordon who has been sidelined with a leg injury. Gordon is expected to miss his fourth game in a row on Saturday. The Rockets have owned the Jazz historically as of late, winning 7 of their last 10 head to head. Houston can leapfrog the Jazz and land in 4th place in the Western Conference with the win tonight.
The Rockets have turned their ship around since trading Clint Capela to the Atlanta Hawks for perimeter shooter Robert Covington. Prior to the deal the Rockets were on an 11-9 stretch, but have since won 7 of their last 10, winning by an average score of 118-114 in those ten games. The Rockets have turned their road game around as well, having won 3 of their last 5 games away from home. Houston currently sits with a road record of 16-12 and have an average scoring margin of just +0.75 points per game in their 28 games away from their home court.
Jazz just can’t find their beat
As for the Jazz, they had their four-game winning streak put to an end on Friday night vs San Antonio. Utah trailed by 19 at half time and allowed the Spurs to cruise to a 113-104 win in front of their home crowd. The loss was just Utah’s sixth L in their last 26 games. Despite their recent success, Utah’s shooting game was completely off on Friday night. Shooting guard Donovan Mitchell had a disappointing performance going just 5 of 14 from the floor and only picking up 12 points.
Mitchell wasn’t the only one struggling to make shots against the Spurs on Friday night, Bojan Bogdanovic was only able to sink 3 of his 13 shots from the floor, picking up 15 points in the effort. The only bright spot for the Jazz was Center Rudy Gobert, who picked up 18 points, going 7 of 8 from the floor and securing his 6th straight ‘double-double’ and the18th in his last 19 games. The Jazz will look to turn things around quickly on Saturday night but will need to buck recent history in doing. As of late, the Jazz have struggled to bounce back from poor performances, sitting with a 7-11 ATS record when coming off a loss.
The Jazz have fallen down to earth over the course of their last 10 games, having won only 4 of those contests, and have been outscored 114-113 in that 10 game span. However, despite the slide – the Jazz have played well at home all season long, with a 20-6 home record (2nd best in the West). Utah has been able to outscore their opponents by an average margin of +6.8 points per game on their home court this season.
Trends Worth Tracking
Houston Rockets
- With Rest Advantage – OVER: 10-3
- As Road Dogs – ATS: 6-3
- ATS as DOGS: 6-3
- NON-DIVISION GAMES – UNDER: 26-19
- on the ROAD – UNDER: 16-12
- Under: 31-24
- NON-DIVISION GAMES – ATS: 23-20
- as a DOG – OVER: 5-4
- in CONFERENCE GAMES – ATS: 16-21
- ATS on ROAD: 13-15
- AFTER a WIN – UNDER: 18-15
Utah Jazz
- After a LOSS – ATS: 7-11
- in Conference Games – ATS: 14-20-1
- in Non-Division Games – ATS: 25-19-1
- as HOME FAV – OVER: 14-11
- in Non-Division Games – OVER: 25-20
- After a Loss – OVER: 10-8
- at Home – OVER: 14-12
- With Rest Disadvantage – OVER: 7-6
- as FAV – OVER: 23-20
- OVER: 29-26
Power Ratings + NBA ODDS:
Based on the popular NBA power ratings, the (#8) Utah Jazz should be about -3 points better than the (#6) Houston Rockets on their home court. Based on the NBA Odds found at SBROdds.com, this line opened as the Jazz being -2 point favorites, and has held steady at that number since it opened on the overnight line.
As for the total, this one opened at 235 and has dropped a tick to 234.5. Despite trending to the UNDER on the road, and especially in non-division games. I feel like this one game might soar over, especially if the Jazz struggled to find their legs on the second half of a back to back. If the Rockets continue to shoot as well as they have as of late, I could see this game being in the mid-200’s easily. Give me the over.
Best Bet
This is a rare spot where I will be going against my power ratings and backing the Rockets. Houston has been a tough team to handicap all season long, but I finally think I’ve got a handle on them. The Rockets’ polished shooting game and ability to create space up the middle, might cause the Jazz problems defensively – especially for a team on a back to back. As long as Harden and Westbrook are in the lineup, this is a team I want to be backing in the short term – give me the Rockets tonight.
NBA Picks: Best Odds via SBROdds.com
2.5% – Utah/Houston Over 234.5 (-105) at 5Dimes
2.5% – Houston +2 (-105) at 5Dimes
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Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz
Monday, January 27, 2020 at 9:00 PM (Vivint Smart Home Arena)
UTAH -13.5, O/U 221.5Click to Get Latest Betting Odds
The Houston Rocket travel to Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, but first the Rockets must face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. In their last game, the Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by the score of 131-124. Russell Westbrook led the Rockets in scoring on the night as he recorded 45 points while shooting 16 of 27 from the field and 13 of 13 from the free throw line. Westbrook also led the Rockets in assists on the night with 10 while playing a total of 38 minutes against the Timberwolves. Clint Capela led Houston in rebounds on the night with 9, including 4 coming offensively.
With the win in their last game, the Houston Rockets are now 28-16 and are currently in 1st place in the Southwest Division. James Harden is Houston’s leading scorer and is scoring 36.1 points per game and is always a threat to shoot. Russell Westbrook is the Rockets leader in assists per game with an average of 7.4. Center Clint Capela is the leading rebounder for the Rockets as he has averaged 14 rebounds per game, including an average of 4.2 per game while on offense. The Rockets come into Monday’s game with 3 players listed on their injury report as James Harden and Clint Capela are listed as day to day while Russell Westbrook is out.
The Utah welcome the Houston Rockets to town on Monday after winning their last game by the score of 112-107 against the Dallas Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz in points on the night as he recorded 25 points while shooting 9 of 25 from the field and 2 of 2 from the free throw line. Mitchell also led Utah in assists as he recorded 5 on the night in the 37 minutes that he played against the Mavericks. Rudy Gobert led the Jazz in rebounds on the night as he recorded 17, including 4 offensively.
The Utah Jazz are currently 32-13 on the season which places them in 1st place in the Northwest Division. Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in points per game with 24.7. Rudy Gobert leads the Jazz in rebounds per game as he has averaged 14.5 per game. Joe Ingles is the assists leader for the Jazz as he is averaging 5 per game. The Jazz enter Monday’s game with 1 player listed on their injury report as Emmanuel Mudiay is currently day to day.
The Houston Rockets have recorded an average of 118.7 points per game this season while allowing 114.2 points per game. The Utah Jazz have scored 111.1 points per game this year while allowing 105.8 points per game. In their last 5 games, the Rockets are 2-3 and have won 2 games in a row while the Jazz are 4-1 and have won 4 games in a row. Houston has won 2 of the last 3 meetings against Utah but the Jazz have outscored the Rockets in the 3 game average by the score of 100.33-98.33. The Rockets are currently 13-9 when playing on the road while the Jazz are 18-3 at home. I will be going with the Jazz in this one. Utah wins 120-105 and covers the spread.