In this battle between two squads sitting on opposite sides of their respective conferences, the second-worse in the West Utah Jazz (9-11), who ended a losing streak and want to continue in the winning ways, are hosting the fifth-best in the East Indiana Pacers (11-8), who are looking to end a small losing streak of their own.
Date/Time: 11-26-2018, 21:00 EDT
Spread: Utah Jazz -5
Total: +207.5
Utah Jazz have a 9-11 record (9-11 against the spread) so far this season and are currently tied with the Timberwolves in the second to last place of the West. In their last game they snapped a three-game losing streak by winning on the road against the Kings with a 133-112 score, beating the odds. They are led in scoring by Donovan Mitchell with 20.6 ppg, adding 3.7 dimes per game. He is followed by Rudy Gobert with 15.1 ppg and a team high 12.7 boards per game.
Indiana Pacers have a 11-8 record (9-10 against the spread) so far this season and are currently tied with the Pistons in the 4th place of the East. They have back-to-back losses and in their last game they lost at home against the Spurs with a 100-111 score, not beating the odds. They are led in scoring by Victor Oladipo with 21.4 ppg, adding 6.6 boards and a team high 4.7 dimes per game. He is followed by Bojan Bogdanovic with 15.6 ppg and 3.6 boards per game.
In their previous meeting earlier this season the Pacers won at home with a 121-94 score. Jazz have a 2-5 home record this season, while the Pacers are 5-4 on the road. Jazz are better both offensively, scoring 106.4 ppg to Pacers’ 105.6, while Pacers are better defensively, allowing 102.8 ppg to Jazz’s 108.3 ppg. Pacers have better percentages both in field goals (47.9% to 45.5%) and in 3-pointers (36.9% to 32.2%). Jazz on the other hand are better in boards grabbed (42.6 to 41.6), while Pacers are better both in dimes made (23.7 to 23.5) and in turnovers committed (13.9 to 15.2). Both teams are struggling lately and Vegas odds give the Jazz a -5 spread and expect them to utilize the home court advantage and beat the odds tonight.
Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz Prediction: Utah Jazz -5 (-109)
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