LiontipsUtah vs Denver. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
As a Western Conference favourite, Utah started the season with two victories. Quin Snyder's men beat Oklahoma (107:86) and Sacramento (110:101). Jazz put up a great defensive performance under their own rim. Even fast players of Kings failed to break their defense.
Utah performed well against Denver in most recent head-to-head matches. Jazzmen are exceptionally good at home. Snyder's men won 3 out of 4 home matches against the Nuggets.
Denver got off to a great start in the regular season. In first two matches Nuggets beat Phoenix (110:98) and San Antonio (102:96). But then players from Colorado let themselves to relax a little bit. They failed to beat Cleveland (87:99).
Jamal Murray will miss this game. He is injured for a long time now, so Michael Malone will have to chose a replacement for the Canadian player. Of course it would be easier to play against Utah with Jamal in the line-up, but unfortunately he won't play.
Trends
СтавкаMitchell: rebounds total under 4,5
Mitchell averages 4,1 rebounds per game throughout his career
СтавкаDenver: total under 106,5 points
In 3 out of 5 most recent matches Nuggets failed to beat that total
Ставка1st quarter: Utah to win
In 3 out of 5 most recent matches Nuggets lost the first quarter
Tip and bets
Utah are a great defensive team. They proved that statement in their previous matches. Quin Snyder is unlikely to switch the strategy. So far it is successful. Jazzmen will probably try to close all the zones out and won't let the opponent to use too much space.
Without Murray it will be too difficult to break Jazz' defense, so we are expecting a cautious game.
Our prediction - total under 220,5 points
Denver Nuggets are unsuccessful at Salt-Lake City. Nuggets lost many games at Vivint Smart Home Arena. We think that this game won't be an exception. Utah Jazz perform well at home games.
Our second bet is on Utah to win with a handicap of (-5,5) points
