Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 11/14/2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Air Canada Centre in Toronto
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The Utah Jazz will hope that they can get more from their defense on Saturday night when they face the Toronto Raptors, who have had one of the best offenses in the NBA so far this season.
The Raptors beat the Jazz in both of their games against each other last year. Toronto won 115-91 in Utah early in the season, and they beat them 94-79 on their home court in their second matchup.
Jazz power forward Derrick Favors has played in five games against the Raptors and has averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 boards per game. Point guard Trey Burke had eight points and six assists in his one games against Toronto, while Gordon Hayward has averaged nine points and 4.1 rebounds against them in seven career games.
On Thursday, the Raptors were outscored 35-14 in the third quarter of their game against the Chicago Bulls and ended up losing 100-93. They did force 19 turnovers in that game, but their offense was only able to make 39.3 percent of their shots.
The Raptors are currently one of the top three scoring teams in the league by averaging 105.4 points per game. Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has led the way by scoring 20.6 points per game, while point guard Kyle Lowry is averaging 18.2 points, six assists and five rebounds per game for the Raptors.
Utah Jazz Betting Trends
Utah Jazz are 5-4-0 Against the Spread
Utah Jazz are 4-4-0 against the Over/Under
Toronto Raptors Betting Trends
Toronto Raptors are 6-3-0 Against the Spread
Toronto Raptors are 6-3-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Utah Jazz
11/13/14 F Rodney Hood Foot "?" Friday vs. New York
Toronto Raptors
11/14/14 F Landry Fields Flu "?" Saturday vs. Utah
Josh's Pick: Take Toronto
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