Nelly's Sports - Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz

Nelly’s NBA Non-Conference Game of the Month

Handicapper
Nelly's Sports
League
NBA
Competition
Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz
Time
01/21/2022 09:10 PM
Bet Type
Point Spread
Pick
Utah Jazz -13.5 (-110) (BetMGM)
Outcome
Loss
Analysis
The Pistons enter this game off a rare win and Detroit has actually quietly gone 5-5 in the past 10 games. This will be a third straight west coast game over the span of four days and when the Pistons lose, they tend to lose badly. Detroit’s past five losses have come by an average of more than 29 points as Detroit has by far the league’s worst average scoring differential at -9.7, even while winning S/U in a quarter of those games. Utah has one of the best average scoring differentials at +7.3 even while winning at a lesser pace than last season at 29-16 S/U at this point in the season. The Jazz are on a stunning run with losses in six of the past seven games but most of those defeats came on the road through a difficult path in the schedule. The last win on Sunday came by 23 points on the road in Denver as this group is still capable of a high-end outing. Coming off a humiliating home loss as a heavy favorite against Houston in the first game back at home on Wednesday, the Jazz should be sharp Friday night. Detroit is actually just 1-4 ATS priced at higher than +12 this season and given that Detroit beat Utah recently on January 10 in Detroit this will not be an overlooked game. Utah was -10.5 on the road in that game as this price is justified for Utah. Not having Donovan Mitchell in recent games has clearly been an issue for the Jazz but the rest of the roster other than Hassan Whiteside should be in play tonight after having to deal with a number of personnel issues in recent weeks. Killian Hayes has been an unsung producer in recent games for Detroit but he is expected to miss a second straight game tonight. The Jazz remain the #1 scoring team in the NBA while Detroit is #28 and the recent negative trajectory for Utah keeps this price in check in what is a must win game for Utah after the recent slide in the standings. Thank you for playing with Nelly’s and Best of Luck.

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