NBA Betting Preview: Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz
Posted: Jan 10, 2008
By
SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Jazz - 2 , Total 224
The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz will meet for the second time this season on Thursday night. The first meeting between the two teams went to the Suns 103-98 as Steve Nash had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Shawn Marion had 26 points and 15 rebounds in that game.
SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Jazz at Home.
The Suns face a tough task on Thursday. They played last night at home against Indiana and now must travel to take on a Utah team that had last night off. The Suns and Jazz usually play close games. In their earlier matchup neither team had a bigger lead than 8 points. The Suns will be without forward Grant Hill who had an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Hill is averaging 15.9 points, 4.6 boards and 3.5 assists, and had started all 34 games for Phoenix this season.
SBG Global Current Line: Jazz - 5 , Total 225
Here are the NBA betting stats for Thursday’s game. The Suns are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Suns are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 vs. the Western Conference. The Suns are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Northwest. The Suns are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Utah. The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Jazz are 18-5-1 ATS in their last 24 games as a home favorite. The Jazz are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. the Pacific. The Jazz are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Jazz are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Jazz are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.
The Under is 5-1 in the Suns last 6 Thursday games. The Under is 4-1 in the Suns last 5 vs. the Northwest. The Under is 4-1 in the Suns last 5 games as an underdog. The Under is 5-2 in the Suns last 7 road games. The Under is 9-4 in the Suns last 13 vs. the Western Conference.
The Over is 13-3 in Utah’s last 16 vs. the Pacific. The Under is 6-2 in Utah’s last 8 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 7-3 in Utah’s last 10 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Under is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings between the two teams.
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