Rockets vs. Jazz NBA expert final score prediction and odds for Thursday, April 10 (Take the points with Utah)
NBA betting preview, prediction and best bet for Rockets-Jazz.
Houston gave a great effort to try to crash the playoff party in the Western Conference with an 11-game winning streak in March, but the Rockets have been mathematically eliminated following a five-game losing streak. The Rockets climbed to within a game of .500 with a 118-106 victory over Orlando on Tuesday.
Can Houston pull away from the lowly Jazz as double-digit road favorites Thursday night? The Jazz have dropped 13 straight and we’re closing in on the one-month mark since their last victory (March 15 vs. Atlanta). Can they hang within the big spread? Here’s the betting preview of the matchup with a best bet.
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Rockets vs. Jazz odds, spread and total
Rockets vs. Jazz how to watch
- Date: Thursday, April 11
- Game time: 9 p.m. EST
- Venue: Delta Center
- How to watch (TV): Bally Sports
- Rockets record: 39-40
- Jazz record: 29-50
Rockets vs. Jazz injury report
Houston Rockets
- Steven Adams (knee): out
- Tari Eason (leg): out
- Alperen Sengun (ankle): out
- Jae’Sean Tate (ankle): out
Utah Jazz
- Jordan Clarkson (SI): out
- John Collins (back): out
- Kris Dunn (foot): out
- Walker Kessler (nasal fracture): out
- Lauri Markkanen (shoulder): out
- Collin Sexton (illness): out
Rockets vs. Jazz key players to watch
Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleet: The veteran guard is averaging 17.1 points per game this season but is only shooting 41.6% from the field. VanVleet exploded in Tuesday’s home win over Orlando, pouring in 37 points to go with 8 rebounds and 6 assists on 13-of-22 shooting and six 3-pointers. VanVleet is averaging 21.2 points in five April contests.
Utah Jazz
Talen Horton-Tucker: Getting a chance at more minutes given Utah’s injuries down the stretch, Horton-Tucker has scored in double figures in each of his last three games, including a season-high 24 points on 10-of-23 shooting in Tuesday’s loss to Denver.
Rockets vs. Jazz prediction and pick
It’s an unproven lineup for the Jazz, which will finish a lost season without its four top scorers. Still, both the Rockets and Jazz have nothing to play for over the final three games of the regular season as they turn their collective sights toward the NBA Draft.
Utah has had one of the biggest crashes of any team in basketball this season, going 3-24 since sitting at .500 at the beginning of February. However, Houston has covered just twice in the seven games since its long winning streak briefly revived the season. The Rockets are the best team in the NBA at home from an ATS perspective (27-13-1), but on the road it has been a different story (16-21-1).
You’re not going to find many statistical metrics that favor the Jazz in this matchup, it just feels like a tall task for a Houston offense that is 26th in effective field goal percentage and in the bottom half of the NBA in road scoring to visit Salt Lake City with no motivation and win by such a big margin. Take the points with Utah.
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