Both the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks played on Wednesday night, and now they\u2019ll face off for the second night of a back-to-back on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Utah is coming off a loss against the Chicago Bulls, and it\u2019s looking to improve upon a shaky 5-14 road record against a Dallas team that may be without Cooper Flagg, who injured his ankle on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mavs took on the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday and lost, pushing them to 5-16 when Anthony Davis (hand) is out of the lineup this season. The Mavs are a prime tank team this season since they own their own pick, but the Jazz \u2013 who own a top-eight protected pick \u2013 may be in the same boat.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a chance several players could sit out this game on both sides, which may make this a tricky matchup from a betting perspective.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the odds, my favorite player prop target and a prediction for this Western Conference clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jazz vs. Mavericks Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Jazz +1.5 (-115)Mavs -1.5 (-105)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 237.5 (Over -110\/Under -110)Jazz vs. Mavericks How to WatchDate: Thursday, Dec. 15Time: 8:30 p.m. ESTVenue: American Airlines CenterHow to Watch (TV): FanDuel Sports Network (Local), KJZZJazz record: 14-26Mavs record: 15-26Jazz vs. Mavericks Injury ReportsJazz Injury ReportMavs Injury ReportJazz vs. Mavericks Best NBA Prop BetsJazz Best NBA Prop BetJusuf Nurkic 11+ Rebounds (-146)<\/p>\n Nurkic did not play on Wednesday against Chicago, and he\u2019s only appeared in three of Utah\u2019s eight games this month.<\/p>\n However, he has at least 12 rebounds in each of those games, pushing his season average to 10.0 per game.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Nurkic has a favorable matchup against a Mavericks team that is just 27th in the league in opponent rebounds per game and 23rd in rebound percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Nurkic has missed the previous two meetings with Dallas, I think he could be in line for a big game on the glass with Davis out once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jazz vs. Mavericks Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n These teams combined for 230 points in their last meeting, and I think the UNDER in this game is a great play with both squads playing the second night of a back-to-back.<\/p>\n The UNDER has hit in five of the seven games that Dallas has played on the second night of a back-to-back, and it\u2019s now potentially down rookie Cooper Flagg (ankle) in this matchup.<\/p>\n Utah has sat a bunch of players in recent games, and it\u2019s taking on a Dallas team that is in the bottom five in the league in offensive rating even with Flagg in the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Jazz did play a high-scoring game against Chicago on Wednesday, but I\u2019m not sold on them putting up a strong offensive showing against a Mavericks defense that is 10th in defensive rating.<\/p>\n With both teams likely short-handed in this game, the UNDER is the play.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: UNDER 237.5 (-110 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Both the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks played on Wednesday night, and now they\u2019ll face off for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-411409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}