Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 25/02/2024, 03:48  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 25/02/2024 at 12:00 in NBA Prediction

The Utah Jazz will be at home to welcome the San Antonio Spurs in their next NBA regular season assignment. They come to this match sitting 11th in the Western Conference while the Spurs are below them in 15th. The Jazz are in a bad space at the moment as they have lost their last five fixtures. Will Hardy’s men were defeated 115-107 last time out at home by the Charlotte Hornets. This was their 31st loss of the season and saw them drop to four games behind the playoff places. To keep their hat in the run for a play-in spot, the Jazz have to end this streak here. Having defeated the Spurs three times in the last four meetings, they will be confident of a win. Utah are averaging 117.8 points which is the ninth-best record. Otto Porter Jr. remains on the injury report and is a major doubt for this game.

The Spurs are also on a losing run and have lost their last three fixtures. They were defeated 123-118 last time out by the Lakers. This was the third time in the last four games that they had scored at least 118 points. They had previously scored 122 against the Kings and Raptors. This improvement on the scoring end and the Jazz’s struggles should have Greg Popovich’s men confident of success here. Just like the Jazz, San Antonio do not have a long list of injuries and only long-term absentee Charles Bassey is unavailable for this game. The Spurs sit bottom of the Western Conference and their 11-46 record is the third worst in the league. They are scoring on average 112.1 points a night but are giving up 120.6.