Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/02/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Venue:  Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nuggets NL, Jazz NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nuggets NL, Jazz NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nuggets NL, Jazz NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Denver Nuggets:  28-21 (2nd place, Northwest Division)

Utah Jazz:  30-21 (1st place, Northwest Division)

 

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Denver Nuggets:  8-2 last 10

Utah Jazz:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 28-21 record overall and they are 15-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Memphis Grizzlies while their 6 wins in that span came against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons twice, the Brooklyn Nets, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Milwaukee Bucks in their last game. They still have a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night that needs to be played first with that result still pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Wednesday night. In their game against the Bucks,  Aaron Gordon led the team in points in that game with 24 while Nikola Jokić and Monté Morris were both next on the team with 18 points each. Jokić led the team in assists in that game with 15 and he also led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 60.2% from the field, 53.5% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 109 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 106.9 PPG against them. The Nuggets have an ATS record of 21-28 this season and their O/U record is 27-22.

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 30-21 record overall and they are 15-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons while their 7 losses in that span came against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors, the Phoenix Suns twice, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in their last game. Bojan Bogdanović led the team in points in that game with 23 while Mike Conley Jr. was next on the team with 22 points. Conley Jr. and Jordan Clarkson off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Hassan Whiteside led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 46.9% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.8 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 21-29-1 this season and their O/U record is 26-24-1.

 

 

The Nuggets have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won 5 straight games and have been smashing teams by double digits in their games. The Jazz have not been very good recently, they have not been winning a lot of games ever since Donovan Mitchell went out with an injury and it does not help that Rudy Gobert has also been out the last few games with an injury. It has become very clear that the Jazz need these 2 players and cannot really do much to win games without them. As long as they are missing from the lineup still the jazz are a big fade and will likely not cover any spreads in this game.

 

Nuggets Jazz Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Nuggets 126 Jazz 108.

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Denver Nuggets: 28-20 O/U in all games. 9-5 O/U as a road underdog. 15-8 O/U in February games. 29-19 O/U vs. division opponents. 21-14 O/U when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent.

Utah Jazz: 15-10 O/U in February games. 8-2 O/U vs. division opponents. 23-17 O/U after a division game. 10-3 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 5-1 O/U after a loss by 10 points or more.

 

 

Denver Nuggets:  M. Porter Jr. (PF) out for season - Back injury. D. Cousins (C) Ques Tues - Foot injury. V. Cancar (SF) Late March - Foot injury. J. Murray (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Utah Jazz:  J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. T. Forrest (PG) Ques Wed - Ankle injury. R. Gobert (C) Mid Feb - Calf injury. D. Mitchell (SG) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

 

 

 

"We had a lot of guys shoot the ball really really well tonight. This is a really really good win for us." - Michael Malone on his team’s win against the Bucks on Sunday night.

 

 

"I feel bad for him. Hopefully it's better than we all think." - Alex Jenson on the injury to Joe Ingles in their loss against the Timberwolves on Sunday night.

 

 

 

PG    Monte Morris

SG    Will Barton

SF     Aaron Gordon

PF    Jeff Green

C     Nikola Jokic

 

PG     Mike Conley

SG     Jordan Clarkson

SF     Bojan Bogdanovic

PF     Royce O’Neale

C      Hassan Whiteside

 

 

PPG: N. Jokic (26)

APG: N. Jokic (7.8)

Reb/G: N. Jokic (13.7)

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (25.5)

APG: M. Conley (5.3)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (15.1)

 

Coaches:

Denver Nuggets: Michael Malone (7th season)

Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder (8th season)