Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets predictions, picks and best bets
The Utah Jazz looks to avenge a 32-point Game 1 loss when it plays Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center Wednesday. The game will tip-off shortly after 9:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: By the Numbers
- The Game 1 win was Houston's third of April by at least 30 points. It was Utah's biggest loss since losing by 50 to the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 14.
- Seven Rockets scored in double figures in the lopsided victory, while four players did so for the Jazz. Rockets G James Harden led all scorers with 29.
- Houston committed just 10 turnovers to Utah's 18. Both teams had 20 personal fouls, but the Jazz got to the charity stripe 27 times to the Rockets' 12.
- The Rockets made 15 of 41 3-point attempts with four players making at least three from beyond the arc.
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: Key Injuries
Jazz SF Thabo Sefolosha is questionable for Game 2 while PG Dante Exum remains out of the lineup.
The Rockets are at full health.
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: Best Bet
Moneyline: The Rockets are very reasonable -270 favorites coming off the lopsided Game 1 result. Go ahead and pounce on this.
Against the spread: The sportsbooks are paying plenty of respect to the fifth-seeded Jazz and seem to be ruling Game 1 as an outlier. The Rockets are free money to cover -6.5 (-110).
Over/under: The total was smartly set at 212.5, with the Game 1 score coming in just a half-point below that number. We'll still take the UNDER (-110) as a better performance from the Jazz keeps it tighter.
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