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Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz NBA Pick (Feb. 27)

Our experts weigh in with this week’s best Saturday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action…tonight on the hardwood we get the Houston Rockets (29-28 SU, 26-31 ATS) vs. Utah Jazz (37-21 SU, 35-20-3 ATS) …

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Rockets vs. Jazz

Time: Saturday 9:00 ET
Venue: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City
Spread: Jazz -9.5
Over/Under: 203.5 (-110)

The hottest team in the league is not so hot anymore. The Jazz turned heads when they unexpectedly caught fire in early January, winning 17 of 19. The streak made things uncomfortable for Denver at the top of the Northwest Division and vaulted the Jazz to the high end of everyone’s power rankings.

But losses at home to Atlanta and at Sacramento (Friday night) this week have raised some questions about the Jazz as the season winds down, good teams jockey for home-court edge and players on bad teams pad stats.
No one believes that the Jazz have enough juice to get to the NBA Finals, but there is enough balance and unselfish play to win a lot of regular-season games. Carlos Boozer, the subject of trade rumors for years, now seems to be settling in and gives the Jazz some athleticism. Online Sports Betting at Sportsbook

He’s averaging more than 20 points a game and keeps the heat off scoring PG Deron Williams (18-plus a game). Mehmet Okur stretches the floor, and Andrei Kirilenko and Paul Millsap are legit.

The Jazz are not a particularly good team in the second game of back-to-backs – their only losses during the hot streak came in those situations – and while the Rockets are nowhere near ready to start tanking, Houston comes in on a downer with 6 losses in the last 8.

Betting Trends:

Utah is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
Utah is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Houston’s last 20 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston’s last 23 games when playing on the road against Utah
Houston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

SATURDAY NIGHT BEST NBA BET:

The line looks heavy, but there’s a reason. The Rockets are just 2-6 ATS as well as SU in the last 8, including Friday night’s victory at home over San Antonio. The line was bet down a half-point after opening at 10 as the public liked the points by a wide margin (58-42 percent).

The over is worth a look here as both teams play for the second straight night – coaches have little time to work on defensive schemes, and players always find energy on offense but not always on the other end of the court.

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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.

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