Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs odds, starters, injury report, predictions
Older fans of the Utah Jazz may have grown accustomed to ruing the day that the San Antonio Spurs came to town. Younger Jazz fans lacking an interest in recent NBA history might completely fail to understand why. In 2021-22, the Spurs do not represent an intimidating matchup for these Utah Jazz. The Jazz (20-7) project as heavy favorites in this contest, as the Spurs (10-17) fall somewhere between retooling and outright rebuilding this season. Jazz fans should feel good about their team’s chances to extend their winning streak to 9 tonight.
Not that there haven’t been bright spots in the Alamo this year. Dejounte Murray is the frontrunner for the league’s Most Improved Player award, averaging 17.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.3 assists per contest. He’s also one of the league’s premier perimeter defenders, and he’ll work to make Donovan Mitchell’s life as difficult as possible in this contest.
Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Tonight
According to WynnBet, the Jazz are an 11.5 point favorite against the Spurs tonight, and a -700 point favorite on the money line. San Antonio is currently a +500 money line underdog.
The over/under is presently at 225.0 points.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup
Look for the Jazz to trot out their typical starting lineup of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert in tonight’s matchup.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
The Jazz’s injury report looks the same as it did in their previous contest. Udoka Azubuike remains sidelined with a right ankle sprain, and rookie Jared Butler is out with right knee soreness.
Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction
One of the NBA’s most widely accepted truths is that any team can beat any other team on any given night. There are talented, professional basketball players on this San Antonio Spurs team who should not be taken lightly.
Having established that: the safe money is, by far, on the Utah Jazz in this contest.
It doesn’t take a basketball savant to see that, either. The Spurs enter this contest ranked 20th in both Offensive Rating (109.63) and Defensive Rating (110.34). Meanwhile, the contending Utah Jazz rank 1st (119.27) and 5th (107.43) in those respective categories.
Really, little else needs to be said here. The Jazz are a vastly superior team. They should win this contest by a comfortable margin.
Prediction: Jazz 127, Spurs 109
Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs TV Channel
Fans in San Antonio should tune into KENS to catch this contest. Meanwhile, Utah Jazz faithful in Salt Lake City can turn to AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain as per usual.
Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game
This contest is the first in a back-to-back for the Jazz, as they’ll face off with the Washington Wizards tomorrow night. After that, they’ll get a day’s rest before a contest with the upstart Charlotte Hornets.
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They’ll enjoy a nice break before facing the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 23, followed by a contest with the Dallas Mavericks on Boxing Day.