Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards Pick

The Utah Jazz (40-21) and the Washington Wizards (30-40) will lock horns in a cross-conference collision set to take place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The tip is set for 7:00 PM ET and will be broadcasted on FSN. Utah has held the upper hand as of late as they have won and covered in the last five meetings between both parties. Most recently, the Jazz defeated the Wizards 107-104 in Washington as an eight-point underdog when the Wizards hosted them in January.

Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards Overview

Utah Jazz

Utah extended its winning streak to three games when they defeated the Brooklyn Nets on the road in the Barclay’s Arena on Saturday. The Jazz mewere able to generate their third consecutive cover as they lit up the Nets by a score of 114-98 easily covering the nine-point spread line.

Washington Wizards

The Wizards also enter into this contest in relatively good form as they have won three of their last four matches. The Wizards were on the hardwood two days ago against the Memphis Grizzlies where they produced a win and cover. Closing as a 1.5-point favorite, the Wizards defeated the Grizzlies by a score of 135-28. The Wizards are 8-2 ATS in their last ten matches.

Reasons To Avoid Utah

The Jazz’s against the spread and straight up winning streaks in this series will set them up to be supremely overvalued. Even with this considered, a team like Utah that is 11 games over .500 find itself priced in a close match to a team that sits 10 games below .500. This raises a red flag immediately as the Jazz could have very well been the underdog here had they not been such a cash cow against the Wizards as of late.

Reasons To Back Washington

For the Wizards, playing at home and away from D.C. has been a tale of two seasons. The Wizards stand at 21-13 SU on their own floor while boding one of the worst away records in the league at 8-27 SU. At home, the Wizards outscore their opponents by 3.7 points per game. Away games are a totally different story as they lose by an average of 7.9 points per contest. The more potent form of the Wizards will be on the floor for this contest hand it certainly helps that they own advantages in the turnover department and a deeper bench while they are at it.