New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 30/01/2024, 03:52  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 30/01/2024 at 11:30 in NBA Prediction

The in-form New York Knicks will be at home to welcome the Utah Jazz for their next NBA regular-season meeting. They are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference while the Jazz are 10th in the West. The Knicks are in red-hot form and arrive for this match having won their last seven matches. This is the current longest winning run in the league and also the longest Tom Thibodeau’s men have gone without defeat. They have been the team to beat in 2024 and since the turn of the year have lost just twice in 15 outings. To earn their 30th win of the season, they defeated the Hornets 113-92 away from home. The Knicks, who are averaging 115.3 points, have had to deal with a raft of injuries. One of their absentees is star forward Julius Randle who missed the Hornets trip and could be sidelined here as well. O.G Anunoby is questionable and so too are Evan Fournier and Duane Washington Jr.

The Jazz are faring much better in regards to health and arrive for this match at full strength. Coupling this with the fact they have already defeated the Knicks this season, Will Hardy’s men will be confident of a win. The Jazz, who are preparing for their final game of a six-match road trip, are coming off a blowout defeat in Brooklyn. They lost by 33 after allowing the Nets to score a season-high 147 points. It was their fourth defeat in six outings and ended a two-game winning run. Utah defeated the Knicks 117-113 in December at home in the first meeting of the season. They have won 24 matches so far and 12 of those have come in 18 matchups with teams from the East. The Jazz have the 11th-best-ranked offence and are averaging 117.8 points.