The Cleveland Cavaliers will make the trip west to meet up with the Utah Jazz Tuesday night.
This will conclude the regular-season series between the teams, with the last meeting coming on Dec. 19. The Cavaliers came out on top in that one, downing Utah 122-99 at home.
Let’s go ahead and take a closer look at this matchup, including some NBA team stats and how both sides have performed on the NBA schedule recently. We’ll then check the NBA odds today before choosing what will be our Cavaliers vs Jazz best bets.
Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Information
The Cavaliers (26-15) have won four of their last five — including a home-and-home with Chicago and against Phoenix both at home and on the road. They idle in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, behind only Boston, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee. Cleveland has been a lot more comfortable at home (18-4) than away (8-11).
Utah Jazz (20-23) has gone cold as of late, dropping nine of their last dozen outings. Unexpectedly, they got out to a hot start, going 10-3 out of the gate before coming back to Earth. The Utah Jazz standings currently sit in 11th place in the Western Conference. They’ve gone 12-7 at home.
Last Games Records
Cleveland defeated the struggling Suns, 112-98, Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland both registered 22 points, and the Cavaliers got some help from a few bench players in the road triumph. Phoenix was missing its All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, and it showed.
The Phoenix Suns failed to surpass 100 points for the fourth clash in a row and fell below .500 for the first time this year.
The Jazz bowed on the road at Memphis on Sunday by a 123-118 final. Sans star Ja Morant, the Grizzlies got 24 points and nine assists out of Desmond Bane, while Lauri Markkanen bucketed 21 points for Utah. Memphis totaled 43 points in the second frame, and although it shot 51% in the first half, the Jazz turned the ball over 12 times.
Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Analysis
Of course, it would be silly to decide on any of our Cavaliers vs Jazz best bets before we know who will and won’t be on the hardwood for both squads.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
Forward Kelly Olynyk is out for Utah. As are guards Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton. The latter is nursing a hamstring injury and won’t be facing his former crew this time around.
As it pertains to the team’s leaders in numbers, NBA player stats show Markkanen as the Jazz’s most consistent scorer (24.5 points per game) and rebounds (8.3). Point Mike Conley records 7.6 assists each time out.
Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report
Meanwhile, guards Ricky Rubio (knee) and Dylan Windler (ankle) have been ruled out for Cleveland. Forward Dean Wade (shoulder) will also be in street clothes. Rubio hasn’t yet played for the Cavaliers this go-round.
Mitchell is pouring in 28.8 points per game, while center Jarrett Allen pulls down 10.1 boards, and Garland adds an average of 7.8 assists.
Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Odds Breakdown
Utah Jazz
NBA odds have the Jazz at -114 to cover +4 and +138 underdogs on the Moneyline.
Cleveland Cavaliers
As the visitor, Cleveland is favored on the Moneyline at -164. They’re -106 to cover -4.
Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Pick and Prediction
Making our NBA picks today, we obviously have to factor in that the Cavaliers haven’t done all that great away from Cleveland. Still, the combination of Mitchell and Garland is a potent one. They’ve been a central part of the team’s success thus far.
When it comes to NBA matchups, this one shouldn’t be all that hard to figure out. The teams are headed in different directions. With our Cavaliers vs Jazz best bets, let’s take advantage of the Cleveland Cavaliers odds and make some money wagering on them.
- Pick 1: Cleveland -4 (-106)
- Pick 2: Cleveland money line (-164)
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