Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/02/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Venue:  Toyota Center, Houston, TX 

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jazz -13, Rockets +13; Over/Under:  232 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jazz -12.5, Rockets +12.5; Over/Under:  232.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jazz -12.5, Rockets +12.5; Over/Under:  232.5 points

 

Utah Jazz:  38-22 (1st place, Northwest Division)

Houston Rockets:  15-45 (5th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Utah Jazz:  8-2 last 10

Houston Rockets:  1-9 last 10

 

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 38-22 record overall and they are 16-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Los Angeles Lakers while their 8 wins in that span came against the Denver Nuggets, the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks, the Golden State Warriors, the Orlando Magic, the Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Phoenix Suns in their last game. Donovan Mitchell led the team in points in that game with 26 while Jordan Clarkson off the bench was next on the team with 22 points. Mitchell led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Rudy Gobert led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 46.8% from the field, 42.5% from 3-point range, and 65% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.8 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 107 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 27-32-1 this season and their O/U record is 29-30-1.

 

 

The Rockets are coming into this game with a 15-45 record overall and they are 8-19 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games and are coming into this one on a 9 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Cleveland Cavaliers while their last 5 losses came against the Utah Jazz, the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Orlando Magic, and the Clippers again in their last game. They still have a game against the Clippers on Tuesday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back on Wednesday night for them. In their game against the Clippers on Sunday, Garrison Mathews off the bench led the team in points in that game with 17 while Christian Wood and Alperen Şengün were both next on the team with 15 points each. Dennis Schröder led the team in assists in that game with 10 and he also led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 38% from the field, 40.5% from 3-point range, and 61.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.4 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 117.8 PPG against them. The Rockets have an ATS record of 24-35-1 this season and their O/U record is 34-25-1.

 

 

The Jazz have been heating up in their recent games and they have won their last 2 straight coming into this game. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and they have been playing very well ever since everyone on their team has come back from injury and have been healthy now. They are going up against a Rockets team that has been awful this year and they have been trending in the complete opposite direction as Utah has been. The Rockets have lost 9 straight games and they have also lost 13 of their last 14 games. They will also be tired in this game as they are on a back-to-back and the 1st leg of this back-to-back is against the Clippers, the team that just beat the Rockets by 1 point and have beaten them in 2 of their last 3 games. The Rockets will be focused on their game against the Clippers and even if they do come at their best against the Jazz here, the Jazz have a lot more talent on their side and they have been playing much better recently. The Jazz should continue to play as well as they have been recently and they should win this game by close to 20 points here.

 

Jazz Rockets Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, March 2, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Jazz 123 Rockets 101.

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Utah Jazz: 21-14 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 62-45 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 32-25 OVER off a road win.

Houston Rockets: 13-36 ATS as a home underdog. 32-62 ATS in home games. 32-21 OVER as an underdog. 

 

 

Utah Jazz:  J. Butler (PG) Ques Wed - Ankle injury.

Houston Rockets:  G. Mathews (SG) Ques Tues - Ankle injury. K. Porter Jr. (SG) Ques Tues - Ankle injury. U. Garuba (PF) Late March - Wrist injury. J. Wall (PG) Out indefinitely - Holdout.

 

 

 

"More than the wins, it's our mindset. The way we're competing defensively and the way we play together offensively, is really the thing we can take away. When we play that way, we're going to be in good shape every night." - Rudy Gobert after their win against the Suns on Sunday night.

 

 

"The turnovers were really good. As we look at this season, the turnovers have been one of the biggest separators as far as our offense is concerned and not doing it tonight kept us in the game." - Stephen Silas after his team’s loss against the Clippers on Sunday night.

 

 

 

PG     Mike Conley

SG     Donovan Mitchell

SF     Bojan Bogdanovic

PF     Royce O’Neale

C      Rudy Gobert

 

PG     Kevin Porter Jr.

SG     Jalen Green

SF     Eric Gordon

PF    Jae'Sean Tate

C     Christian Wood

 

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (25.9)

APG: M. Conley (5.3)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (14.8)

 

PPG: C. Wood (17.6)

APG: K. Porter Jr. (6.1)

Reb/G: C. Wood (10.1)

 

Coaches:

Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder (8th season)

Houston Rockets: Stephen Silas (2nd season)