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San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction 11-21-24 NBA Picks

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Evan Walker

Utah Jazz (3-11) vs. San Antonio Spurs (7-8)
November 21, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs -2.5; Over/Under: +222.5
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The San Antonio Spurs play host to the Utah Jazz at the Frost Bank Arena on Thursday night. Here’s a San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction. This article will include a San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Pick.

Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz have been in a real funk as they’ve lost five of their last seven games overall and they will be hoping to snap a three-game skid after getting beaten by the Lakers in a 124-118 road defeat on Tuesday. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 25 points on nine of 16 shooting, Collin Sexton added 19 points while Keyonte George and Jordan Clarkson each scored 18 points.

As a team, the Jazz shot 50 percent from the field and 12 of 36 from the 3-point line as they struggled to keep pace with the Lakers from the start and quickly found themselves trailing by as many as 25 points before they exploded for 43 points in the fourth quarter to make it surprisingly close in the end.

San Antonio Spurs

Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs have been in decent form as they’ve split their last eight games and they will be eager to build some momentum after taking down the Thunder in a 110-104 upset win on Tuesday. Keldon Johnson drained six 3-pointers to lead the team with 22 points on seven of 15 shooting off the bench, Harrison Barnes added 20 points while Chris Paul tallied 14 points with 11 assists.

As a team, the Spurs shot 47 percent from the field and 19 of 46 from the 3-point line as they played great defense in the second quarter to take a narrow lead into halftime before they dominated the third quarter by 33-20 to lead by as many as 21 points, which proved to be just enough as the Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter.

Why the San Antonio Spurs will win

The Jazz have lost 17 of their last 18 road games against Western Conference opponents following a loss.
The Spurs have won 19 of their last 21 home games against the Jazz following a home win.
The Spurs have covered the spread in each of their last six night games against Northwest Division opponents.
The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven road games against teams that held a losing record.

Total Points Facts

Each of the Jazz’s last four games against Southwest Division opponents has gone UNDER the total points line.
Six of the Spurs’ last seven games as favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total points line.

San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction

The Jazz are still missing Walker Kessler, and they have Jordan Clarkson listed as questionable, while the Spurs have ruled out Victor Wembenyama and they have Chris Paul listed as questionable. The Jazz haven’t been able to get anything going this season, but they would’ve taken some confidence from their last loss as they still managed to almost win despite trailing by 25 points against the Lakers on Tuesday. The Spurs will again be missing some key players, so this could be a spot for the struggling Jazz to strike. It’s hard to back the Jazz at the moment, but this looks like a winnable game for them.