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Brooklyn @ Utah<\/p>\n
Current record: Brooklyn 27-17; Utah 24-24<\/p>\n
The Brooklyn Nets will face the Utah Jazz on January 20 at 9 p.m. at Vivint Arena, so your legs may be tired from yesterday’s matchup. Utah strutting after a win while the Nets stumble from a loss. <\/p>\n
Brooklyn was close by but couldn’t close the gap in a 117-112 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Brooklyn was too big to recover at the end of the third quarter when he was down 94-74. Points His guard Kyrie Irving put in a good effort for the losing team as he recorded 30 points and 7 assists on 7 boards. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, if you win every quarter, you never lose a game. That was Utah’s strategy against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Utah hit Los Angeles with his 126-103 big win. From downtown, where he shot 6-for-8 and had a double-double with 34 points and he had 12 rebounds, Jazz small his forward Lauri He was another big night for Markkanen. That means it’s the third straight game Markkanen has had at least 12 rebounds. <\/p>\n
Net is expected to lose this next one by 6.5. They have failed bettors playing the spread in the last five games, so buyers beware. <\/p>\n
Brooklyn lost to 27-17 and Utah’s win to 24-24. Allowing an average of 116.56 points per game, the Jazz haven’t exactly claimed themselves defensively. We’ll see if they can plug any holes in their defenses before the upcoming contest. <\/p>\n
The Jazz are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Nets, according to the latest NBA odds.<\/p>\n
The oddsmakers had a good feel for this line as the Jazz opened the game as the 6-point favorites.<\/p>\n
Over\/Under: -110<\/p>\n
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Utah has won 10 of its last 14 games with Brooklyn.<\/p>\n