Utah Jazz at Cleveland Cavaliers odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Utah Jazz (10-17) kick off a 5-game road trip on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-12) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Jazz vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Teams split 1-1 last season

The Jazz picked up an impressive 125-108 win in Salt Lake City on Monday over the Brooklyn Nets, and it has won and covered 3 of the past 4 games overall, while the Over is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games. Utah has won and covered the past 2 against Eastern Conference teams, although the Jazz are 0-2 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in 2 road games against teams from the East.

The Cavaliers survived a 135-130 OT win against the Houston Rockets last time out on Monday, and it has won and covered 2 in a row. Cleveland is also 5-2 ATS in the past 7 games overall, while the Over has hit in 3 of the previous 4 contests.

Jazz at Cavaliers odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:06 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Jazz +215 (bet $100 to win $215) | Cavaliers -260 (bet $260 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +6.5 (-108) | Cavaliers -6.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 228 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Jazz at Cavaliers key injuries

Jazz

G Keyonte George (foot) out
C Omer Yurtseven (illness) out

Cavaliers

G Darius Garland (jaw) out
C Evan Mobley (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Jazz at Cavaliers picks and predictions

Prediction

Cavaliers 121, Jazz 112

Moneyline

The Cavaliers (-260) will cost you more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that's way too much risk for not enough reward. Even as part of a multi-team parlay, using Cleveland will suck most of the value out of your ticket.

PASS, and look to the spread instead.

Against the spread

The CAVALIERS -6.5 (-112) are worth playing likely, but be cautious. The Cavaliers have won and covered the past 2 games at home as a favorite, but it has been just 3 weeks since Cleveland was favored by 11.5 points against Portland, and it lost outright. The Cavs have failed to cover the past 3 games as a favorite of 5 or more points.

The Jazz +6.5 (-108) have struggled on offense, and they're defensively challenged, which isn't a good combination for wins and covers.

Over/Under

OVER 228 (-110) is a solid play, as Utah opens this road trip.

The Jazz allows 119.5 PPG, which is 24th in the NBA, and they're 20th in both defensive field-goal percentage (48.4%) and 3-point percentage (37.6%). Utah heads into play with a 3-1-1 run to the Over, while the total has gone high in 3 of the past 4 on the road.

The Cavaliers are averaging 131.0 PPG in the past 2 games, and the Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games overall. Cleveland has coughed up 116 or more points in each of the past 4 outings, too.

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