Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans odds, starters, injury report, predictions
By Matt Giles
After tallying a disappointing 98-97 loss to the giant underdog New Orleans Pelicans at home on Friday night, the Utah Jazz will remain in Salt Lake City to host the same foe again on Saturday night.
Utah (12-7) still appears at No. 3 in the Western Conference standings, now 5.0 games back of the first-place Golden State Warriors. Meanwhile, New Orleans (5-16) sits No. 14 in the West.
Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Odds Tonight
According to WynnBet, Utah is a 13.0-point favorite against New Orleans and a -1000 favorite for the money line. New Orleans is currently a +650 money line underdog.
The over/under is presently at 216.0 points.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup Tonight
Again, the Jazz will likely go with their usual starting five of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
There are no reports of any significant Jazz injuries at the moment.
Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Although the Jazz looked ready to repeat as NBA regular season champs by racing out of the gates this season with a 7-1 record, they have since dropped six of their past 11 games while trying to rediscover their mojo.
As for the Pelicans, who remain without the services of young megastar Zion Williamson, they have now accomplished what they failed to do at any point throughout their dismal 3-16 start: win twice in a row.
Will it be three straight W’s for New Orleans despite the squad ranking among the bottom five in the entire league in both offensive and defensive ratings? Well, one would think all of the healthy veteran Jazzmen will collectively figure a way to prevent that, yet they’ve given no reason of late to believe they’ll do so in a pretty fashion.
Prediction: Jazz 109, Pelicans 100
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Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans TV Channel
The Jazz-Pelicans matchup will air on AT&T SportsNet in Utah and Bally Sports in New Orleans at 7 p.m. MT.
Utah Jazz Schedule & Next Game
Utah welcomes the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and the Boston Celtics on Friday night to close out its current four-game homestand.
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Then the Jazz will hit the road for four straight games.