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Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz: Are the Mavs better without Doncic?

The Utah Jazz are hosting the Dallas Mavericks today at Delta Center.

The Mavs have a solid week

The Dallas Mavericks are third in the Western Conference with an 11-8 record, including 4-5 on the road. They have won 6 of the last 7 games and are coming off a 129-114 win over the New York Knicks. Dallas is sixth in the league shooting 48% from the field and eighth averaging 116.9 points per game. Luka Doncic leads the team averaging 28.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists.

The Jazz is not trending

The Utah Jazz are 14th in the Western Conference with a 4-14 record, including 2-7 at home. They have lost 6 of the last 7 games and are coming off a 122-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Utah is 22nd in the league averaging 109.8 points per game on 45.2% shooting from the field. Lauri Markkanen leads the team with 19.8 points per game.

Betting Trends

The Jazz are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, 3-14 SU in their 17 home games and 0-6 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games played on Saturday and 10-1 ATS in their last 11 home games played on Saturday. Utah has played under the total point line in their last 5 games against the Mavericks, 6 of their last 7 home games against the Mavericks and 4 of their last games against teams from the Southwest Division. The Mavericks are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games overall, 9-3 SU in their last 12 games against Utah and 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against teams from the Northwest Division. They are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 13-7 ATS in their last 20 games against the Jazz and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference. Dallas has played over the total point line in their last six games overall and 7 of their last 8 games on the road and under in 6 of their last 7 visits to Sal Lake City.

Prediction and Conclusion

No one is really saying that loud, but many believe that the Dallas Mavericks are a better team when they play without Luka Doncic. Looking back at their results, they won three of the last four games, with their leading scorer being out with injury. Kyrie Irving, who also missed some time with an injury, has taken over the leading role, and the ball movement makes this Mavs a tough team to beat. On the other side, the Utah Jazz are struggling big time, and it seems like there is nothing much they can do about it. The recent win over the New York Knicks was just a good night, and the Mavs will take home the win.