Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Sunday’s 8:00 PM ET game between the Utah Jazz (7-4) and the Denver Nuggets (8-4) looks to be competitive on the surface, but the NBA betting odds assigned to this matchup may have you thinking otherwise.
Despite the comparable record, the Nuggets have actually been bet up to 10.5-point favorites after starting off at -10.
A big part of why that number is so high has to do with the fact that the Nuggets are 6-1 in Denver, while the Jazz have played poorly while amassing just a 1-3 record away from Utah.
The total for the Jazz vs. Nuggets game has been bet as high as 206 after opening at 201, and there are also some reasons to explain the big move.
The under has hit in just 3 of the last 13 head-to-head meetings between these teams, and the over has been a winner in 13 of the last 16 clashes between these squads that were played in Denver.
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This series has been closely contested recently with Denver and Utah at 4-4 outright over the last 8 meetings.
The Nuggets won 117-100 as 12.5-point favorites in Denver during the only meeting this season, although the Jazz did go on the road last year to win 113-106 as 9-point underdogs.
The Nuggets have covered the odds in 4 of the last 5 games against Utah, with that road upset the only time during that span that the Jazz have won money for their backers.
Utah has won in 6 of their last 7 games, but only one of those was away from home. The Jazz have gone under the total in 4 of their last 6 and have covered the odds in 5 of those games.
Denver has won 6 of their last 8 and is now on a 2-game winning streak after dropping 2 straight against the Spurs and the Hornets.
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