The Jazz are still fighting the Phoenix Suns for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, so they should take full advantage of a Pacers team here that can’t shoot straight.
The Utah Jazz were able to put an end to a three-game road losing skid when they defeated Toronto on Wednesday night north of the border 113-87 and cashed for us as another complimentary selection winner.
Utah is battling with the Phoenix Suns for home court in the first round of the playoffs so they need to take advantage of every single opportunity. The Indiana Pacers provide the Jazz with one of those much needed opportunities as they have won four straight in this series covering the spread in three of those affairs.
Indiana shoots only 44 percent from the field and that puts them very near the bottom of the league in that department while Utah is the league’s best shooting team. The reason for much of Utah’s success against the Pacers has been the fact they provide matchup difficulties and it doesn’t appear that Indiana has solved the riddle.
With that in mind we will once again back the Jazz as they roll past an overmatched Pacers squad on Friday night.
Projected Forecast: Utah Jazz 106 Indiana Pacers 94
Free Pick: Jazz -5 (-110)