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Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz
The Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 226.
Utah lost its last outing, a 111-95 result against the Nuggets on April 09. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +15.5-point underdog, while the 206 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Houston was a 118-106 winner at home against the Magic. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (224) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 39-40 SU,43-34-2 ATS
Houston is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games
Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Utah:
Team record: 29-50 SU,39-40 ATS
Current Streak: lost 13 straight games.
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Next up:
Houston at Portland Friday, April 12
Utah at Los Angeles Friday, April 12