Brooklyn @ Utah
Brooklyn +4½ -108 over Utah

Pinnacle  +4½ -102 BET365 +4½ -110  Sportsinteraction +4½ -110  888Sport +4½ -110

Posted at 10:00 AM ET. Odds are subject to change.

Brooklyn Nets +4½ over Utah Jazz

8:00 PM ET. Once upon a time, the Utah Jazz were the dregs of the NBA, a team no bettor would go near. Fast forward to today, and they’re one of the league’s hottest stocks, at least in the eyes of the market. Utah has covered five straight games and posted some impressive results: a blowout win over Miami (albeit during the Jimmy Butler trade saga), a solid victory against Orlando, close losses to Atlanta and Miami in Salt Lake City, and a respectable eight-point defeat in Phoenix yesterday as a 10.5-point underdog. These results paint a rosy picture for the Jazz, but we’re here to tell you that picture might be a little too pretty.

The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, couldn’t be more out of favor. They’re on a four-game losing streak, both straight up and against the spread, with each loss coming by at least 14 points. While Utah looks like a team brimming with confidence, Brooklyn appears lost and uninspired. But when the market overreacts to recency bias like this, opportunity often follows.

Utah is being asked to do something they haven’t done all season: win and cover as a favorite. That’s a tall order for a team that’s just 2-14 at home and playing the second leg of a back-to-back. When you factor in that these two teams met earlier this season in Brooklyn—a game Utah won by nine as a 1.5-point underdog—it’s easy to see why the Jazz look enticing as a small favorite. That’s exactly why we’re on Brooklyn.

The Nets’ strengths align well with Utah’s weaknesses. Brooklyn is a top-five rebounding team and one of the league’s best at limiting opponent scoring opportunities, ranking top-three in both field goal attempts against and three-point attempts against. Utah, meanwhile, has surrendered 114 or more points in seven of its last ten games and will rely heavily on second-chance opportunities to stay in this game.

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Our Pick

Brooklyn +4½ -108 (Risking 2.16 units - To Win: 2.00)