Utah vs San Antonio NBA Hoops Handicapping
The Utah Jazz arrive in San Antonio on Wednesday hoping to build on a huge win over the Nuggets, but it won’t be easy against the Spurs who are currently riding a five-game win streak and have only lost eight games all season. [ad-4468020]
Date/Time: 8 PM ET, Wednesday, Jan.15, 2014
Venue: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Broadcast: ESPN
Spread: Spurs -13.5
Over/Under: 201
Odds From [dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
ATS Matchup Insight | CappersPicks Insider Preview
Utah has won three of its last five following a 118-103 victory over Denver earlier this week at home, giving coach Tyrone Corbin his 100th career victory.
The Jazz (13-26) were led by Alec Burks, who scored a career-best 34 points on 13-of-19 shooting to help Utah set a season high for points in a half while surging to a 67-53 halftime lead.
Derrick Favors pitched in with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Trey Burke added 18 points and eight assists for the Jazz, which shot 55.7 percent from the field.
Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! Buy Razor Ray’s NBA Season Package Today!
Defensively, the Jazz played better than they have previously, but still allowed Denver’s Ty Lawson to rack up 23 points and 11 assists, while J.J. Hickson contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The game was closer than it looked, as Denver pulled to within 12 in the final stanza, before Burks scored six straight points to seal it.
[ad-6571516]
Meanwhile, San Antonio (30-8) pushed its winning streak to five with a 101-95 triumph at New Orleans on Monday.
Veteran Tony Parker led the way with 27 points and seven assists while Tim Duncan added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, who became the NBA’s first 30-win team.
Sniper Manu Ginobili also returned from a two-game absence and scored 14 points, as the Spurs rallied from a 10-point deficit in the third to take the lead entering the final quarter.
Holding a slim 97-93 advantage over teh shorthanded Pelicans, Parker ‘s layup to with 43 seconds left, helped San Antonio seal the deal.
Forward Al-Farouq Aminu hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds to help the Pelicans match San Antonio on the glass 41-41.
Matt’s Prediction:
New Orleans was without several key players when the Spurs struggled to come from behind, while the Jazz flashed some serious offensive flare with their spanking of Denver.
Still, there is no category that Utah does better in than the Spurs, who will definitely have the advantage of home court and rested starters in this one.
Spurs 106, Jazz 98
