San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz 2/9/19 – NBA Pick
The Spurs are coming into the game here with a record that has them 7 games over the five hundred mark on the season. The Spurs do find themselves only 1.5 games back from the Rockets, but the recent 3 game losing streak is not helping the Spurs out in catching up. The Jazz for their part are sitting 7 games over the five hundred mark as well, but are six games back from the Nuggets in the standings and are actually 2.5 games back from 3rd place in the Northwest.
San Antonio Spurs Preview
The last game for the Spurs was a loss, which the Spurs were not expecting to have as they were completely controlled by Portland as the final score was 127-118. The Spurs in the loss were led by DeMar DeRozan who put in 35 points. Rudy Gay was able to put in 25 points in the game, but the bend was horrible as the leading scorers off the bench only managed 8 points each.
DeMar DeRozan is the player who has been able to lead the Spurs on the year for scoring with 21.5 points a game out of the Spurs 112.5 points a game. DeRozan also leads in assist at 6.2 a game out of the Spurs 24.8 a game. When it comes to rebounding the Spurs have been able to rely on LaMarcus Aldridge with 8.9 boards a game out of the teams 44.2 boards, but the Spurs defense is giving up 111.2 points a game.
Utah Jazz Preview
The Jazz in the game heading into Friday night played the Suns last. The game was a massive victory for the Jazz as they were able to win the game 116-88. The Jazz in the game saw all the starters in double figures for points and had a couple of bench players in double figures as well. The Jazz even had Donovan Mitchell hit 21 points in the game as well. Rudy Gobert was able to clean up the glass fairly easily for the Jazz with 12 boards.
On the year the Jazz have seen Donovan Mitchell get a total of 22.4 points a game out of the 108.9 the Jazz average on the season. The Jazz have been able to rely on Ricky Rubio for the assist lead with 6.1 out of the teams 25 assist. The Jazz as a team have managed to pull down 45.1 boards and the leading rebounder for the Jazz is Rudy Gobert who has ended up getting 12.8 boards a game. Defensively the Jazz are giving up 105.8 points a game.
Spurs at Jazz Line: Utah Jazz -5 O/U 221.5
My Free NBA Pick: Utah Jazz -5
The Jazz are at home and the Jazz are facing a Spurs team that has been reeling lately. The Jazz are also able to get the ball around fairly easily in the games and the bench has been showing up decent for the team as well. Look for the Jazz to continue to play at this higher level on the season and that will help them in bringing home the win in this game as the Spurs struggles continue. The Jazz win this game and cover the spread 108-100.
