Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons odds, picks and prediction
The Utah Jazz (5-4) and the Detroit Pistons (2-7) will meet Sunday for a 3 p.m. ET tip at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Below, we analyze the Jazz-Pistons NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Jazz at Pistons: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line : Jazz -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Pistons +275 (bet $100 to win $275)
- Against the spread/ATS : Jazz -7.5 (-120) | Pistons +7.5 (+100)
- Over/Under : 217.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Pistons: Key Injuries
Jazz
- F Jarrell Brantley (undisclosed) out
- F Derrick Favors (knee) probable
- F Joe Ingles (Achilles) knee
- F Juwan Morgan (illness) out
Pistons
- G Killian Hayes (hip) out
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Jazz at Pistons: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Jazz 113, Pistons 108
Money line (ML)
The Jazz (-350) have been a little Jekyll and Hyde lately. They spanked Milwaukee at FiServ Forum by a 131-118 score last time out, winning outright as 5.5-point underdogs. Then they lost 112-100 in New York as 7.5-point favorites, and were worked over by Brooklyn 130-96 on Jan. 5 as 4.5-point favorites. Before that they routed San Antonio as 5.5-point favorites, and topped the Clippers as 3.5-point underdogs. Before that was a loss on New Year's Eve as four-point favorites at home to Phoenix by 11.
You never know what you're going to get with the Jazz, so wins that should be slam-dunk plays aren't, and when they're an underdog they have been showing out. Those are the types of teams you steer far away from when playing money lines, unless you also enjoy picking high-risk stocks, eating day-old gas station sushi and playing Russian Roulette on occasion. I like none of those things. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
The PISTONS +7.5 (+100) are the safe play on their home floor catching more than three buckets. While they have just two victories in nine games, they have covered four of the past five, including three straight at LCA. And Detroit is relatively healthy, too, so that makes them an attractive play. Plus, Utah has taken it on the chin as a favorite over the past season or so, going 6-23-2 ATS in the past 31 as a favorite.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 217.5 (-110) has cashed in four of Utah's past five on the road, and 14 of the previous 18 as a road favorite. The Over is also 24-10 in Detroit's past 34 on their home floor, including 11-5 in the past 16 as a home 'dog. Yes, the series trends point to the Under, but these teams meet twice per year, and personnel has dramatically changed over the past 11 meetings, so a 9-2 Under run in the series can mostly be discounted.
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