Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets odds, starters, injury reports, predictions

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)

The Utah Jazz have been blessed with a gift in tonight’s contest. They’re facing the Houston Rockets on the wrong end of a back-to-back.

Not that the Jazz (38-22) can afford to underestimate the plucky young Rockets (15-46). This team plays hard, and is capable of exploding (or imploding) on offense.

Like many young teams, they just struggle to get stops. As long as the Jazz execute tonight, that’s likely to be the case. Quin Snyder has to be hoping for an opportunity to get his starters some rest, and Udoka Azubuike, Trent Forrest and Co. some reps.

Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Odds Tonight

According to WynnBet, the Jazz are 13 point favorites to win tonight, and -1100 point favorites on the money line. The Rockets are +700 money line underdogs.

The over/under is presently set at 232.0 points.

Utah Jazz Injury Report

Rookie Jared Butler remains out with an ankle injury. Otherwise, the Jazz will have everyone available for action tonight.

Utah Jazz Starting Lineup

Look for Quin Snyder to roll out Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert tonight.

Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction

It’s hard to find words that are even worth typing here.

The Jazz are one of the best teams in the National Basketball Association. The Rockets are one of the worst. There would be no grounds to predict anything other than a Utah Jazz victory in this game.

As long as the Jazz stick to their game plan and nothing catastrophic happens, look for them to pull out an easy win in this one.

Prediction: Jazz 121, Rockets 108

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Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets TV Channel

Fans in Houston should tune into ComCast SportsNet Houston for this contest, while those in Salt Lake City can catch it on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.

Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game

After tonight’s contest, the Jazz square off with another lottery bound outfit. This time it’s the New Orleans Pelicans on March 4th.

That theme stays consistent, as they face off with the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 6th. They play the Dallas Mavericks the day after that, and the Portland Trail Blazers on March 9th.