Yesterday’s Results for Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings

NBA 20-Star NBA Hi-Roller Total - Sunday

Analysis: I like the over on Jazz-Kings mostly because both teams have played free-flowing, defenseless basketball lately. Utah dropped 124 on Portland on Friday, topped Golden State 119-116 earlier this week, and allowed 134 points in a loss to the Knicks. Sacramento has had similarly high scores in recent games too, with scores of 117-109, 114-109, 126-110, and 133-123 in its last few outings. That’s the type of scoring environment you like to see when leaning over. I also like that both teams’ injuries are more damaging to their defense than their pace. Utah has played without Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, Keyonte George, and Jaren Jackson Jr. of late while Sacramento’s injury report came down Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, and Zach Lavine out, Malik Monk questionable. Losing that much rim protection and on-ball size typically leads to more opportunities for transition buckets, mismatch opportunities, and easy buckets. Taking the over makes sense to me because these teams can’t defend anyone at the moment, they’ve both been trending in high-scoring games as of late, and the injuries lend themselves to sloppy lineups instead of lock-down lineups. If enough scorers sit for either team, it could limit shooting efficiency, but after studying recent numbers I expect this to be a game that finishes in the 230s, not one that ends up in the low 220s. Jim's Play: 573. Jazz/Kings OVER