San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 12/8/2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 9:00 PM
EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City
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The San Antonio Spurs, who have started out the season with an 8-4 road record, will be visiting the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
The Spurs had a pretty easy time against the Jazz last season, beating them in all four of their meetings. Their biggest victory came in their last meeting of the season when they were able to blow out the Jazz 122-104 in San Antonio.
In 12 career games against the Spurs, Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward has been able to score 11.5 points per game while grabbing 4.3 rebounds per game. Power forward Derrick Favors has been able to average 11.2 points and seven rebounds per game against the Spurs in his career, while point guard Trey Burke has averaged 16.7 points and seven assists per game against them in three games.
On Saturday night, the Spurs picked up their second win in a row when they blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-101 at home. They were able to make an impressive 57.3 percent of their shot attempts in that win while also outrebounding the Wolves 43-33.
San Antonio's defense has been one of the best in the NBA through 20 games by holding their opponents to just 94 points per game. Their best player has been veteran forward Tim Duncan, who is now averaging 13.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.
San Antonio Spurs Betting Trends
San Antonio Spurs are 10-10-0 Against the Spread
San Antonio Spurs are 8-12-0 against the Over/Under
Utah Jazz Betting Trends
Utah Jazz are 9-11-0 Against the Spread
Utah Jazz are 9-10-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
San Antonio Spurs
12/08/14 G Manu Ginobili Shoulder "?" Tuesday vs. Utah
12/08/14 C Tiago Splitter Calf "?" Tuesday vs. Utah
12/08/14 G Tony Parker Hamstring "?" Tuesday vs. Utah
10/24/14 G Patrick Mills Shoulder out indefinitely
Utah Jazz
12/08/14 G Alec Burks Shoulder "?" Monday vs. Sacramento
Josh's Pick: Take San Antonio
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