Jazz vs Clippers Head to Head: Play the First Half in LA
The Jazz Leads the Season Series 1-0 with a Win in LA
The Utah Jazz might just be the biggest surprise of this early NBA season thus far. They were projected to win 24.5 games this season and are well on their way to doing that with a 12-6 record. What many people thought was going to be a team that was in drastic rebuild mode and struggling for wins, has turned into a team that opponents need to take seriously. That is a lesson that the Los Angeles Clippers learned the hard way earlier this month. Utah comes into the Jazz vs Clippers head to head matchup on Monday night having already beat the red and Blue Los Angeles team once this season.
The two NBA betting picks for this game.
Game Information
Utah Jazz (12-6) at Los Angeles Clippers (10-7)
Date, time (TV):
Location: Crypto.com Arena
Clippers off Best Performance of Season
Los Angeles enters Monday’s Jazz vs Clippers head to head matchup on a two-game win streak. Their most recent wins have come at home over the San Antonio Spurs. The Clippers shot 54.3% from the field and 52.5% from three-point range against San Antonio, including hitting a combined season-high 21 threes. Paul George knocked down five of those threes and finished with 21 points before leaving the game with a hand injury. After the game, head coach Ty Lue said it was the best game his team has played all season.
This is a revenge game for the Clippers after losing to Utah once already on their home floor. Los Angeles shot just 8-33 from deep in that game, good for just 24%.
Los Angeles should be able to build on that performance in the Jazz vs Clippers head-to-head matchup on Monday night. This is a revenge game for the Clippers after losing to Utah once already on their home floor. Los Angeles shot just 8-33 from deep in that game, good for just 24%. In other words, not good at all. However, George’s status is something to keep an eye on before betting on this game.
Utah enters the Jazz vs Clippers head to head matchup having also won their last two games. They beat the NBA schedule making that game a back-to-back.
Style Points are Drastically Different
Both teams enter the contest playing a solid rating in the NBA.
Jazz Dominant in First Half
Our favorite play for this game is to look at the first half. This is going to be Utah’s third game in four nights, meaning they could get a bit tired and worn down in the second half of this game. The Jazz have been great at starting games this season with a 13-5 record against the spread in the first half.
On the other hand, the Clippers have been known to get off to slow starts this season and seem to constantly be crawling back into games in the second half. Los Angeles is just 5-12 against the spread in the first half, which is why our favorite play for this game is to back the Jazz early.
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