The Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz will take part in the night cap of the 2021 NBA Christmas Day schedule. Dallas and the Jazz are in very different places from a health perspective coming into this game, which could have a massive impact on who will come out of this game with a win. In our NBA betting predictions for Mavericks vs Jazz, we decide where the best bet is for this Christmas Day finale in the NBA.
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Mavericks vs Jazz Betting Pick
This game will be played at Vivint Arena at 10:30 PM ET on Saturday, December 25, 2021.
Why Bet The Jazz:
✅ The current roster of the Mavericks is set up to where this could be a real blowout in the favor of the Utah Jazz. Dallas is without Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis and several other key contributors ahead of this game. Frank Ntilikina is starting at point guard for the Mavericks, which says everything that needs to be said about the current state of the Mavs.
✅ Utah, meanwhile, is incredibly healthy heading into this matchup with the Mavericks. They don’t have any regular contributors out due to injuries or the league’s health and safety protocols. At home, where the relatively healthy Jazz have been dominant this season, the Jazz should be able to cover the big number here.
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✅ Utah is an above-.500 team against the spread this season, while the Mavericks are a sub-.500 club over the course of this year. Combine that with the fact that the Mavericks are shorthanded and could be even worse than they have been this season and the Jazz are the rare heavy favorite that should be trusted to cover the number.
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks have lost three of their last four games, and have been struggling with some of their top players in the league’s health and safety protocols. Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis are the biggest names that are out for the Mavericks. But there are several key contributors that are out for Dallas, leaving role players like Tim Hardaway Jr. to shoulder more of the offensive load.
Against the Utah Jazz, the Mavericks could really use their top stars to put pressure on the Jazz. Utah is a prolific scoring team, and Dallas could really use the likes of Doncic and Porzingis to put any kind of scoreboard pressure on Utah. Instead, it will be a real uphill climb for the Mavericks to have any real chance at this one.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz have won their last two games at home, beating the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves on their home floor leading up to the holiday. Here, the Jazz are heavily favored, mostly by virtue of the team being much more healthy than their holiday opponent.
Utah has its full group of starters and their key bench players healthy for this game, with only a couple of obscure names on their injury report. Barring any last-minute changes related to the health status of their key players, they will be expected to win this game easily. But, as with most Jazz games, their efficiency from the perimeter will determine how well they play as a whole.