This weekend’s home-and-home series between the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings should provide fans with plenty of hoops to unwind with after yesterday’s eating bonanza. The Jazz (6-6), who are 4-0 at home, are looking for their third straight victory tonight, while the Kings (3-8) enter the matchup coming off a big win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah and Sacramento split their four games last season. Utah is an absolute beast at home, however, and it should be no surprise they are favored in tonight’s game.
AccuScore simulations project a Jazz victory approximately 75 percent of the time (money line -456), with an average score of 102-95. It’s probably the safer bet to take Sacramento and the points since the Jazz only cover the spread (-9) in 42 percent of the simulations. At the time of publication, the oddsmakers changed the Jazz to 9.5-point favorites. If betting
Although the data heavily favors Utah, it is actually Sacramento with a higher chance (58.5 percent to Utah’...
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Metta Chronicles:
PLAYERS:
Randy Foye,
Derrick Favors,
Gordon Hayward,
Marvin Williams,
Al Jefferson,
Paul Millsap,
Marcus Thornton,
Tyreke Evans,
DeMarcus Cousins,
Keith Smart,
Jimmer Fredette
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
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