Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz NBA Betting Preview & Odds
NBA action on Wednesday night and we will see the Golden State Warriors travel to Vivint Smart Home Arena to take on the Utah Jazz. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 9:00 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Warriors listed as 4 point favorites, while the total has been set at 202.5.
Head-To-Head This Year: Golden State won the 1st meeting 1q06-103 as 7.5 point road favorites… Golden State won the 2nd meeting 103-85 as 14 point home favorites… Golden State won the 3rd meeting 115-94 as 14 point home favorites.
Can they do it? Last night the Warriors topped the Washington Wizards 102-94 and that now puts them at 67-7 on the year, which means they need to go just 6-2 down the stretch to break the Bulls 72-10 record of the 1995/96 season. The Warriors have a great shot at getting the record as they have 4 of their final 6 bgams on the road after this one and while one of those road games are vs the Spurs, the other one is vs a depleted Memphis squad. They still have a home game vs the Spurs as well, but San Antonio has hinted that they will be resting starters in that game. I think the Warriors can do it. Golden State is led by Steph Curry, who comes in leading the league in scoring at 30.0 ppg, while hitting 45.3% from downtown. Klay Thompson is on fire as he has hit 40 points in two of his last four games, averaging 32.ppg over that stretch. Overall he has had another solid season, averaging 22.6 ppg, while hitting 43.2% from long range. Draymond Green leads the team in rebounding at 9.8 ppg and is 3rd on the team in scoring at 13.7 ppg, while rounding out the double digit scorers is Harrison Barnes at 11.3 ppg. This is the best offensive team in the league as they come in ranked tops in the league in scoring, putting up 115.3 ppg, while also ranking 2nd in shooting overall and 1st from long range, but they are not great from the charity stripe where they are 18th. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 20th in points allowed, giving up just 104.2 ppg, while also ranking 3rd defensive FG% and 4th in 3-point defense. On the road the Warriors average 114.7 ppg on 48.5% shooting, while allowing 107.4 ppg on 44.3% shooting.
Trends: The Warriors are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Northwest and 6-2 ATS the last 8 games in this series, but also 1-5 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest. The Over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 vs. NBA Northwest, while the Under is 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
The Utah Jazz are off a very impressive 48 point home win over the Lakers, which was their 8th win in their last 10 games. Utah has now moved into the 7th slot in the West, but by just a half a game over Houston in the 8th slot and just 1 game over Dallas in the 9th slot. The Jazz have a chance to hold onto that slot as they have 4 of their final 7 games (After this one) at home, but two of their home games are vs the Spurs and Clippers. The Jazz still have some work to do. Utah is led by Gordon Hayward, who averages 19.6 ppg, while 2nd is Derrick Favors, who averages 16.7 popg and is 2nd on the team in rebounding at 8.4 rpg. Rudy Gobert leads the team in rebounding at 11.0 rpg, while chipping in with 9.7 ppg. Rodney Hood (14.6 ppg), Shelvin Mack (12.4 ppg) and Trey Burke (10.6 ppg round out the double digit scorers on the team. Raul Neto (41.1%) and Mack (40.5) are the team’s best long range threats. Overall this is not a good offensive team as they come in ranked 28th in the league in scoring, putting up 97.9 ppg, while also ranking 17th in shooting overall, 8th from long range and 20th from the charity stripe. On defense they have been solid this year as they come in ranked 2nd in points allowed, giving up just 96.1 ppg, while also ranking 12th defensive FG% overall and 19th in 3-point defense. At home this year the Jazz have averaged 99.2 ppg on 45.5% shooting, while allowing 92.7 ppg on 46.5% shooting.
Trends: The Jazz are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference, but just 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 5-18-3 ATS in their last 26 Wednesday games. The Over is 4-1-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record, while the Under is 20-8 in their last 28 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
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