LiontipsUtah vs Clippers. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Jazzmen finished first in the Western conference after their outstanding performance during the regular season. Now club will aim for the championship. Team got a tough opponent in the play-off, but managed to survive the first round.
Utah lost to Memphis in the first match of the series, but then they got back in the game after the return of Donovan Mitchell, who improved team's offense. Quin Snyder's lads won four next matches and went to the next round.
Jazz had enough time to get ready for the second round series, where they will play against the Clippers. Team will try to take advantage of their opponent's fatigue, Clippers have just played seven difficult matches.
Clippers were performing at their level during the season, so they clinched a play-off berth pretty easily. But at the start of a knock-out phase club faced a serious problem - Los Angeles outfit lost two home matches to Dallas.
Tyronn Lue's men managed to step up and levelled the score, winning the away matches. But after they were defeated at home again. The winner was decided in the seventh game. Clippers played hosts to Dallas and eventually celebrated a victory (126:111). Luka Doncic scored 49 points, which is a fantastic result, but that didn't help.
Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris and Paul George were the most important players in this match. Their individual performances helped the club to advance into the second round of NBA playoffs, but they can't slow down now, because now they will play against Utah.
Trends
СтавкаUtah: total over 110.5
Jazzmen are averaging 116 points per game
СтавкаClippers: total over 107.5
Clippers are averaging 114 points per game
СтавкаFirst points in the game - three-pointer
Three out of last five H2H games started with a three-point score
Tip and bets
Clippers are not looking comfortable in head-to-head games against the Jazzmen, plus this will be an away game, so it will be hard to count on the victory. Utah is on a fantastic form after four consecutive victories. Quin Snyder's lads had much time to rest, which is not the case for their opponent, so we expect hosts to take advantage of that.
Our prediction - Utah Jazz to win (Including OT)
Jazz will be very fresh in the first match, so they will try to prove their worth right away, especially since they have no problems with the line-up. Clippers will be motivated to extend their string of away wins, so both teams will do anything for the victory. In this case, we should bet on total over.
Our second prediction - total over 217.5 points
