Thursday, November 5, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Utah Jazz travel to Pepsi Center to play the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, November 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has Utah as 3.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 202.

Alec Burks comes into this contest averaging 14.3 points per game while playing 24.7 minutes per night so far this season for the Jazz. He pulls down 4.7 rebounds per game and dishes out 0.7 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 46% while his free throw percentage is currently at 83%. Derrick Favors averages 21.3 points per game in 31.7 minutes per contest this season. He averages 1.3 assists per contest and 8.3 rebounds per game for Utah. His field goal percentage is 52% for the year while his free throw percentage is 74%.

Danilo Gallinari averages 17.3 points per game while playing 32.8 minutes per contest this year for the Nuggets. He grabs 5.5 rebounds per game and has 1.8 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 38% and his free throw percentage currently is at 92%. Kenneth Faried averages 15.8 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 28 minutes per contest. He also averages 10.3 rebounds per contest and 1 assist per game. His field goal percentage is 64% and his free throw percentage is 68%.

Utah averages 94.3 points per contest this season which ranks them 25th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is 14.7 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them ranked 14th. Behind the arc they shoot 38% which is good for 6th in the league. They average 55.3 rebounds per game and 16.3 assists per game which ranks them 13th and 29th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 2nd with 12.3 per game. The Jazz allow 79.7 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 1st in the league. They also allow a 37% shooting percentage and a 33% average from behind the arc ranking them 1st and 18th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 48.3 rebounds a game which ranks 4th and they give up 13.7 assists per contest which puts them in 1st place in the league. They force 18.3 turnovers per game which ranks them 3rd in the league.

Denver averages 99 points per game this year which ranks them 21st in the league. Their average scoring margin is -2.5 and their shooting percentage is 42% as a team which has them sitting in the 20th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 11th in the NBA. They average 55.8 rebounds per game and 22.8 assists per contest which ranks them 11th and 8th respectively. In the turnover department the Nuggets rank 18th with 16 per game. The Nuggets allow 101.5 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 17th in the league. They also allow a 43% shooting percentage and a 30% average from behind the arc ranking them 15th and 10th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 54.8 rebounds a game which ranks 16th and they give up 21.2 assists per contest which puts them in 14th place in the league. The Nuggets force 16.2 turnovers per game which ranks them 10th in the NBA.

Utah Jazz Betting Trends

The Utah Jazz are 2-1-0 against the spread

The Utah Jazz are 0-3-0 against the over/under

Denver Nuggets Betting Trends

The Denver Nuggets are 2-2-0 against the spread

The Denver Nuggets are 1-3-0 against the over/under

Utah Jazz Injuries

11/03/15 F Derrick Favors Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Portland
10/23/15 G Dante Exum ACL out for season

Denver Nuggets Injuries

11/03/15 F Joffrey Lauvergne Back "?" Thursday vs. Utah
11/03/15 C Nikola Jokic Back "?" Thursday vs. Utah
10/28/15 C Jusuf Nurkic Knee out indefinitely
10/27/15 F Wilson Chandler Hip expected to miss 1-2 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Denver

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