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(21-13) Utah Jazz vs. Brooklyn Nets (8-24)
Date: Monday, Jan. 2
Time: 7:30PM EST
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, new York
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
NBA Betting Odds: Brooklyn +7
NBA Betting Total: 203.5
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Monday night NBA sees one team from out West that’s looking to prove its value in a tough conference visiting one team out East that’s looking to prove it’s not the worst team in the Association.
*All statistics, rankings and trends are current as of this writing at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 31.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz enter this game as a dominant defensive squad. So far this season, they’re giving up just 94.7 points per contest.
That number is good enough for first in the league in that category, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
The Jazz are also third in defensive efficiency, proving that their points per game allowed aren’t hollow stats at this point in the process.
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On offense, thir group is posting 98.9 points per contest. That number is only good for 26th in the league, but that number is not as bad as it appears on the surface.
Need proof? Just look at the advanced stats.
On the year, Utah is running the 30th-fastest pace in the NBA. For those keeping track, that’s dead last.
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And for those who care about advanced stats (as everyone reading this article should), slower pace quals fewer possessions; and fewer possessions equals fewer points.
How does Utah’s offensive efficiency stack up, you ask? It’s No. 9 in the league.
This team is not a bad offensive team — it just plays a slow pace and priotirizes defense.
After all, defense wins championships.
Brooklyn Nets
Unlike the Jazz, the Nets run a fast-paced offense. Brooklyn is No. 1 in that category at this point in the season.
Hence why their offense is averaging 106 points per game (11th in the league) despite having an offensive efficiency of 101.3 — 27th in the league.
Defensively, this group is struggling even more than it is on offense. Because of its fast pace, the team is giving up 114.4 points per night, which is bad enough for dead last in the Association.
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Unfortunately, pace isn’t the only factor to blame here.
Brooklyn is 28th in the league in defensive efficiency.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Nets are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up loss.
- Nets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Nets are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Nets are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
Free New Utah Jazz vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Prediction:
The Brooklyn Nets are not a good basketball team. The Utah Jazz are a very good basketball team.
The catch is: Do we trust what we know about both groups and their efficiency on both offense and defense, or do we trust recent trends, which state that the Nets clearly have the advantage in this contest?
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Utah ATS
Look for the Jazz to win this game, and don’t be shocked if all recent trends are bucked in the process.
Recent trends say Brooklyn has the advantage, but they’re one of the worst offensive teams in the league, as well as one of the worst defensive teams.
That’s a bad sign up against one of the game’s best teams on both sides of the floor.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Utah Jazz 107 – Brooklyn Nets 96
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