The Utah Jazz have not given us a lot of reasons to invest confidence in them lately. They’re the losers of three consecutive contests. Of course, prior to that, they’d won three in a row.Inconsistency has been a theme for the Jazz (45-29) all season. On the other hand, the same could be said for the Mavericks (45-29).
With identical records, it should come as no surprise that this matchup profiles as a playoff preview. If the season ended today, these squads would meet as the fourth and fifth seeds.
The last time they met, a little over a month ago, the Jazz emerged victorious. We’ll see if they can manage the same in tonight’s action.
Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Odds Tonight
According to WynnBet, there is no favorite tonight. That’s a J-Notes first! Both teams are 0 point favorites, and -110 on the money line.
The over/under is presently at -216.0.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
Hassan Whiteside (foot), Danuel House Jr (knee), and Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) all remain sidelined for this contest.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup
Look for Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Royce O’Neale, Eric Paschall and Rudy Gobert to be on the floor for the opening tip.
Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction
Picking Utah Jazz wins has made us look foolish recently. In the interest of testing our relationship with fate, we won’t do it here.
Both of these teams have been touch-and-go lately. However, the Jazz appear to be more fundamentally compromised by injuries. With both of Bogdanovic and House Jr. sidelined, Quin Snyder does not have a reliable wing to start alongside Royce O’Neale.
It may be that his system relies on one. Eric Paschall, Rudy Gay and Juancho Hernangomez have done their best to make up for the absence of the two, but they’re both 4/5s. Bogdanovic and House Jr. are both 4/3s. It’s becoming obvious that Snyder’s system thrives with that archetype.
Prediction: Mavericks 117, Jazz 112
Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks TV Channel
Fans in Dallas can tune into BallySports SouthWest for this contest, while those in Salt Lake City should tune into AT&T SportsNet RockyMountain.
Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game
The Jazz take a trip to La-La Land after this one. They face the Los Angeles Clippers on March 29th, and the Los Angeles Lakers on the 31st.
After taking in the sights and sounds of Hollywood, they had to a different part of California for a matchup with the Warriors on April 2nd.