Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/11/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:  Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Where to Watch:  NBCS-DC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jazz -5, Wizards +5; Over/Under:  218 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jazz -5, Wizards +5; Over/Under:  218.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jazz -4.5, Wizards +4.5; Over/Under:  218.5 points

 

Utah Jazz:  18-7 (1st place, Northwest Division)

Washington Wizards:  15-11 (2nd place, Southeast Division)

 

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Utah Jazz:  8-2 last 10

Washington Wizards:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with an 18-7 record overall and they are 9-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the New Orleans Pelicans while their 7 wins in that span came against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pelicans, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Philadelphia 76ers in their last game. Donovan Mitchell led the team in points in that game with 22 while Rudy Gobert was next on the team with 17 points. Joe Ingles led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 7 while Gobert led the defense in rebounds with 21. They were 47.3% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 70.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 115 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 104.4 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 14-11 this season and their O/U record is 13-12.

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game with a 15-11 record overall and they are 8-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but they are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, and the Indiana Pacers while their win came against the Detroit Pistons in their last game. Kyle Kuzma led the team in points in that game with 26 while Bradley Beal was next on the team with 25 points. Spencer Dinwiddie led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Daniel Gafford led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 47.7% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 82.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 106 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106.8 PPG against them. The Wizards have an ATS record of 12-13-1 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game as a 5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Jazz have been playing very well this season and have won 7 of their last 8 games playing in great form coming into this game. The Wizards have not been playing well in their recent games losing 3 of their last 4. The Wizards had a great start to their season but they are starting to regress as they were overachieving for a little, when they were leading the Eastern Conference. They are starting to come back down to Earth in recent games and the Jazz have a very good team that has been playing well recently. The best bet to place in this game is on the Jazz to cover the spread here.

 

Jazz Wizards Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, December 11, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Jazz 117 Wizards 104.

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Utah Jazz: 31-22 O/U when playing 6 or less games in 14 days. 26-18 O/U after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. 11-6 O/U after 2 straight games outrebounding opponent by 10 or more. 26-15 O/U after 2 consecutive covers as a favorite. 

Washington Wizards: 17-7 O/U in December games. 14-8 O/U against Northwest division opponents. 37-26 O/U in non-conference games. 7-2 O/U off a road win by 3 points or less. 19-9 O/U off a road win. 29-20 O/U after playing 2 consecutive road games.

 

 

Utah Jazz:  U. Azubuike (C) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. E. Hughes (PG) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Washington Wizards:  D. Gafford (PF) Ques Sat - Ankle injury. R. Hachimura (PF) Mid Dec - Personal. T. Bryant (C) Mid Dec - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"I think you go through the ebb and flow of the season, sometimes you just decide not to be tired. When you're playing the right way, it makes it easier." - Quin Snyder on his team’s win against the 76ers on Thursday night.

 

 

"This is a good win for us. It wasn't pretty, but we did what we needed to do to win the game. That's always the goal." - Bradley Beal on their win against the Pistons on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Mike Conley

SG     Donovan Mitchell

SF     Bojan Bogdanovic

PF     Royce O’Neale

C     Rudy Gobert

 

PG    Spencer Dinwiddie

SG    Bradley Beal

SF    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

PF    Kyle Kuzma

C    Daniel Gafford

 

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (24.6)

APG: M. Conley (5.3)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (14.7)

 

PPG: B. Beal (22.6)

APG: B. Beal (5.7)

RPG: K. Kuzma (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder (8th season)

Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld (1st season)