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Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs: Both teams are in the bottom third of the West
The San Antonio Spurs are hosting the Utah Jazz today at Frost Bank Center.
The Jazz are locked to the bottom of the conference
The Utah Jazz are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 1-7 record, including 1-3 on the road. After beating the Chicago Bulls on the road, they lost 123-100 to the Milwaukee Bucks in the last one. The Jazz are the worst offensive team in the league scoring 104.2 points per game on 41.4% shooting from the field. Lauri Markkanen leads the team averaging 16 points per game.
How good are the Spurs this season?
The San Antonio Spurs are 12th in the Western Conference with a 4-5 record. Including 3-1 at home. After losing two consecutive games, the Spurs won 118-105 against the Portland Trail Blazers in the last one. San Antonio is 28th in the league scoring 105.9 points per game and ranks 19th with 12 three-pointers made per game. Victor Wembanyama leads the team with 17.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
Betting Trends
The Spurs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall and 5-14 SU in their last 19 games played on Saturday. They are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games overall, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games against teams from the Western Conference. San Antonio has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 16 of their last 20 home games against Utah, and their last 6 games played in November. The Jazz are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games overall, 2-17 SU in their last 19 games on the road, and 0-7 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Southwest Division. Utah has played under the total point line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 7 of their last 9 games played in November, and has gone over in 16 of their last 20 games in San Antonio.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are in the bottom third of the Western Conference, just like we all expected. They are among the bottom-three offensive teams in the league, and it will be interesting to see how this game will roll. The Spurs are in much better form, winning 3 of the 4 home games so far in the season, but they are definitely going through a difficult period as Gregg Popovich is away from the team with health issues. This will be another chance for Victor Wembanyama to shine, and the Jazz will simply have no answer for him, so we go with the Spurs to cover the -6.5-point spread.
