Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/07/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, January 7, 2022

Venue:  Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  TSN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jazz NL, Raptors NL; Over/Under:  224 points

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

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jazz +10.5, Raptors -10.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Utah Jazz:  28-10 (1st place, Northwest Division)

Toronto Raptors:  18-17 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Utah Jazz:  8-2 last 10

Toronto Raptors:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 28-10 record overall and they are 14-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Golden State Warriors but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets in their last game. Bojan Bogdanovich went off in that game as he led the team in points with 36 while Rudy Gay was next on the team off the bench with 18 points. Mike Conley led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Bogdanovich led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 46.7% from the field, 34.1% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 116 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106.2 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 19-19 this season and their O/U record is 19-18-1.

 

 

The Raptors are coming into this game with an 18-17 record overall and they are 10-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Philadelphia 76ers but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Los Angeles Clippers, the New York Knicks, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Milwaukee Bucks in their last game. Pascal Siakam went off in that game as he led the team in points with 33 while OG Annunoby and Gary Trent Jr, were both next on the team with 22 points each. Siakam also led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Precious Achiuwa led the team in rebounds off the bench with 8. They were 47.2% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 68% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106.8 PPG against them. The Raptors have an ATS record of 19-16 this season and their O/U record is 22-13.

 

 

The Raptors are coming into this game as a 10.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. The Raptors have been playing much better recently on a 4 game win streak and they have played themselves back into a winning record overall this season. The Jazz have also won 2 straight games but they have not been playing at their best recently and they will be forced to leave some players behind here with the strict covid rules in place for games in Toronto. The Raptors are healthy for this game and have started to heat up with their recent play. They should keep this game a little closer so the best bet to place in this game is on the Raptors to cover the spread here.

 

Jazz Raptors Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, January 7, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Jazz 111 Raptors 107.

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Utah Jazz: 10-5 ATS as a road favorite. 11-6 ATS in road games. 8-0 ATS in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 25-9 ATS in January games. 22-16 ATS when playing 8 or more games in 14 days.

Toronto Raptors: 22-13 O/U in all games. 13-8 O/U as an underdog. 20-13 O/U in January games. 28-18 O/U when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. 34-18 O/U after 2 or more consecutive overs. 9-2 O/U revenging a loss vs opponent of 10 points or more.

 

 

Utah Jazz:  H. Whiteside (C) Ques Fri - Concussion. R. Gobert (C) Ques Fri - Shoulder injury. J. Ingles (SF) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Butler (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. M. Fitts (PF) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. U. Azubuike (C) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. E. Hughes (PG) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Toronto Raptors:  S. Mykhailiuk (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. Y. Watanabe (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. D. Johnson (SG) Out indefinitely - Calf injury. G. Dragic (PG) Out indefinitely - Personal.

 

 

 

"He was really focused and ready. He gave us great minutes. And Rudy has been big for us all season. Both of them did a great job." - Bojan Bogdanovich on Udoka Azubuike in their win against the Nuggets on Wednesday night.

 

 

"You learn that it is a long game and sometimes you aren't always going to be at your best. They did a good job of not really overreacting to that first half. We got into the locker room and I told them we were pretty fortunate that it was only a nine-point game. It was just a matter of can we flip it around and start doing some of the things we do defensively, and we did." - Nick Nurse on his team’s win against the Bucks on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Mike Conley

vSG     Donovan Mitchell

SF     Bojan Bogdanovic

PF     Royce O’Neale

C     Eric Paschall

 

PG    Fred VanVleet

SG    Gary Trent Jr.

SF    OG Anunoby

PF    Scottie Barnes

C    Pascal Siakam

 

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (25.5)

APG: M. Conley (5.3)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (15.1)

 

PPG: F. VanVleet (21.3)

APG: F. VanVleet (6.7)

Reb/G: P. Siakam (8.4)

 

Coaches:

Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder (8th season)

Toronto Raptors: Nick Nurse (4th season)