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Looking for Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Jazz taking on the Rockets on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at the Toyota Center. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Jazz-Rockets matchup. 2023 NBA Handicapping
(19-21) Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets (10-27)
Date: Thursday, January 5th
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
NBA Moneyline Odds: Jazz -195 | Rockets +180 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Jazz -5
NBA Betting Total: 230
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Thursday, January 5th finds the Utah Jazz facing the Houston Rockets for the third and final time this season.
The clubs played a home-and-home series at the start of the season each winning on their home court. Houston won the October 24th match 114-108 while the Jazz won the October 26th game 109-101.
The Jazz last played Tuesday losing 115-117 versus the Kings, extending their losing streak to five in a row. Houston is completing a back-to-back set having faced the Pelicans on Wednesday.
Last season, the squads played four times with the Jazz winning three of the four contests. The Jazz holds the all-time record having won 113 matches of the 213 played
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current, as of this writing on Wednesday evening, January 4th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, January 5th.
Utah Jazz
One of the craziest stats you’ll see this season is the point differential the Jazz have through this recent losing streak. The CUMULATIVE point differential is 15 points in those five losses with one game accounting for a third (five) of those points.
Their most recent loss was arguably the most heartbreaking of the defeats given it looked like Markkanen had won the game but when reviewed he got the shot off too late.
In the loss, Lauri Markkanen led the way scoring 28 points including a perfect 15 of 15 at the charity stripe.
Yet it was the three points that didn’t count at game end that he’ll remember most. Had the shot left his fingertips just a fraction of a millisecond sooner it would’ve ranked as the best clutch shot of the season.
Luka and Donovan Mitchell’s purposely missed free and rebounds leading to a bucket that forced overtime are right up there but Markkanen’s shot would’ve eclipsed those efforts because it would’ve been a game-winner.
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Utah scores the fourth most points averaging 117.2 points per game while shooting 47.0% from the field and 36.5% from deep ranking 15th and 13th.
Defensively, Jazz opponents score 116.6 points ranking 23rd while they shoot 48.5% from the field and 34.7% from deep ranking 25th and seventh overall.
Collin Sexton (hamstring) is out.
Houston Rockets
Jalen Green leads the team as the only 20 points scorer averaging 21.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists.
He’s shooting 41.4 percent from the field on 17.4 attempts, 32.7 percent from the perimeter on 7.2 attempts, and 78.4 percent from the stripe on 6.0 attempts.
Offensively, the Rockets score 109.3 points per game ranking 29th overall. Houston shoots 44.4 percent from the field which is the worst in the league and 33.0 percent from the perimeter ranking 28th overall.
Defensively, the Rockets allow opponents to score 115.7 points per game which rank 19th overall, while Houston’s foes shoot 47.2% and 36.1% from the perimeter ranking 18th and 19th respectively.
Jae’Sean Tate (ankle) is questionable.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- The Rockets are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 Thursday games.
- The over is 5-1 in Jazz last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- The Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight-up record.
- The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the clubs
Free Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets NBA Prediction:
Surprisingly, the Jazz are only 7-6 versus sub .500 teams which is a stark difference from their 12-15 record versus winning teams.
That said, Utah will undoubtedly welcome the opportunity to play the Rockets as they seek to remove the bitter taste they’ve had in their mouth since that loss to the Kings.
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