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Charlotte Hornets vs Utah Jazz: These two ended the first part of the season with a different scenario
The Charlotte Hornets are visiting the Utah Jazz on Thursday at Delta Center.
The Hornets have won the last three games
The Charlotte Hornets were very active before the NBA trade deadline, and for the first time this season, they won three consecutive games. The Hornets are coming off a 122-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks. However, they are 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 13-41 record. Charlotte is the team that takes and makes the fewest free throws in the league this season and is ranked 8th, scoring 108.6 points per game. Lamelo Ball leads the Hornets, averaging 23.9 points per game for the season.
The Jazz have lost the last four games
The Utah Jazz are 11th in the Western Conference with a 26-30 record. The Jazz have lost the last four games and are coming off a 140-137 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Utah is ranked 11th in the league scoring 118 points per game and is 21st allowing 48.4% shooting from the field. Lauri Markkanen leads the Jazz averaging 23.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
Betting Trends
Utah has played over the total point line in 4 of the last 5 games overall, in 5 of the last 7 home games and 4 of the last 6 games played on Thursday. Charlotte has played over in the last five games against teams from the Western Conference and in 6 of the last 8 games against teams from the Northwestern Division.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Jazz have lost four consecutive games for the third time this season and have dropped to the bottom third in the Western Conference. This game is perfect to end this losing streak as the Jazz have beaten the Hornets in the last 16 head-to-head games. However, the Hornets are playing much better lately and recent trades have proved to be the right deals for Charlotte. The Jazz are -9.5-point favorites in this game which may be tough to cover but the total point line of 232.5 should be easily surpassed. In the first game between these two teams this season there were 256 points in total which is another reason why we are going with over in this one.
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