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Jazz vs Clippers Prediction, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks

Clippers Look To Clip Overachieving Jazz

As the second game in the Crypto.com Arena this Sunday, the Los Angeles Clippers look to take out the visiting Utah Jazz. The NBA betting odds favor the home team by five or more points though the Jazz are 7-1 against the spread (ATS) as an underdog this season while the Clippers are on a three-game winning streak with Kawhi Leonard on the mend.

Let’s check the latest NBA odds, stats, injury reports, and NBA lines for Jazz vs Clippers. We’ve plenty of NBA betting odds for you to consider.

Jazz vs Clippers Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds & Picks
Jazz vs Clippers Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds & Picks

Jazz Tuning Out Negativity

Nobody expected the Utah Jazz to be this goody. Sure, the Jazz may be overachieving but the team is 7-3 and playing some fun basketball. Six players, led by Lauri Markannen, are averaging double figures in scoring while the team is ranked eighth in offensive rating (114.4).

Markannen is one of the early contenders for Most Improved Player as the former lottery pick may have found a home in his sixth NBA season. He is putting up career numbers in points (22.2), field goal percentage (51.5 percent), and rebounds (9.4). Most notably, it has translated to wins for Utah.

The Jazz were “supposed” to tank after dealing their two best players in the offseason. Instead, Utah is cashing big as underdogs. There is no pressure on this team and now is the time to bet them online while they are hot.

Kawhi Me A River

Fans and media get on Anthony Davis for being absent all the time. But Kawhi Leonard has played a total of 111 games with the Clippers since arriving in 2019: that’s less than 48 percent of the team’s games. This season, Leonard remains hampered by his knee injury and is questionable for this game.

The Clippers are 5-4 and a measly 3-6 ATS. The team resembles the Lakers in many ways, most unflattering. While the Clippers are third in defensive rating (106.2), it is last in offensive rating (103.0). The team is also 27th in assist percentage and 16th in effective field goal rate.

This team is starving for scoring having failed to hit the century mark in four games this year. They lost three and the only game they won came against the 1-8 Houston Rockets. Still, the Clippers are slowly starting to get it going hence why they’re the favorites on the online sportsbook.

Jazz vs Clippers Head-to-Head

The Clippers are 6-4 (6-3-1 ATS) against the Jazz in their last 10 meetings. Of course, these games had Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert for Utah so take this with a grain of salt. The totals went 6-3-1 in favor of the ‘over’ in these 10 games.

Jazz vs Clippers Game Information

  • Game: Jazz vs Clippers
  • Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Crypto.com, Los Angeles
  • Jazz vs Clippers Live Stream: NBA Game Pass

Jazz vs Clippers Betting Lines


Jazz vs Clippers Picks & Prediction

Leonard’s availability willi mpact the Clippers in this game. After all, he’s an MVP contender and the team’s best two-way player. Having Leonard will afford Paul George more flexibility as the team can look to neutralize Utah’s many scoring options outside of Markannen. But even without Leonard, the Clippers are the better defensive team so we lean on them.

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