The Jazz enters tonight's contest in Phoenix with two wins, both straight up and against the spread, against the Suns this season. Look for Utah to make it three straight.
The Utah Jazz travels to the desert for a Friday night meeting against the Phoenix Suns with tip-off set for 10 p.m. (ET).
The Suns have not done well lately against the Jazz as Phoenix just doesn’t match up well on either end of the floor. In fact, Utah has taken the last three straight in this series and we expect a similar result on Friday night.
Utah is in a very tight battle for the Northwest Division title and this is the time of year that every game counts with playoff ramifications. The Suns have lost by at least five points in each of their last three losses to the Jazz that covers the most recent three meetings, two coming this season.
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We see no reason for a change in that department as Utah shoots and defends much better overall than its host tonight. Utah is 18-8 ATS when playing at Phoenix since 1996 and 4-1 ATS the last three seasons.
The Jazz is 42-23 ATS overall this year, including 15-6 ATS during the second half of the season. Utah is 21-7 ATS after scoring 105 or more points and 11-3 ATS versus teams that allow 99 or more points per game during the second half of the season.
The Jazz has consistently won the money versus teams that allow 99 or more points per game during the last half of the season, with Utah posting a record of 102-88 ATS since 1996. We will take Utah in tonight’s matchup as the Jazz makes it four straight in this series with another easy win in the desert.
Projected Final Score: Utah-114 Phoenix-103
Free Pick: Jazz