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Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets
The division rival Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Pepsi Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -1-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
The Nuggets were a 104-96 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (200) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Utah, they were a 127-120 loser as they battled the Spurs on the road. The Jazz failed to cover in the match as a -5.5-point favorite, while 247 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 32-15 SU,24-21-2 ATS
Utah is 13-4-1 ATS in its last 18 games
Utah is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 9 games
Denver:
Team record: 32-15 SU,21-23-3 ATS
Denver is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 3-6-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Utah at Portland Saturday, February 1
Denver at Milwaukee Friday, January 31