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Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets meet at HP Field House.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
The Nuggets were a 117-109 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (226) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Utah, they were a 118-112 winner as they battled the Spurs at home. The Jazz covered in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 230 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 44-28 SU,33-37-2 ATS
Utah is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Denver:
Team record: 46-27 SU,34-36-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Utah at Denver Wednesday, August 19