The Utah Jazz head to Madison Square Garden on Sunday night to open a six-game road trip. Quin Snyder’s team aims for its third straight victory over the Knicks, who are trying to get back into the playoff chase. Back in February, Utah defeated New York 113-104 as a 6.5-point home favorite, so let’s see what’s the best Jazz vs Knicks betting pick this time around.
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Jazz vs Knicks Betting Pick
This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 PM ET on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Why Bet The Jazz:
✅ Utah leans heavily on its 3-point shooting. The Jazz lead the NBA in both 3-point attempts (41.4) and triples made per 100 possessions (15.1). Also, Utah shoots 36.5% from beyond the arc, enough for the sixth-best in the league. On the other side, the Knicks allow 13.2 treys per 100 possessions (tied-23rd in the NBA).
✅ Both Utah and New York have injury worries ahead of Sunday’s clash. The Jazz are without Bojan Bogdanovic (calf), while Donovan Mitchell (calf) is questionable to play. Mitchell missed Utah’s previous game, and the Jazz easily overcame his absence, trouncing the Los Angeles Clippers 121-92 as 5.5-point home favorites. Utah possesses great depth, and rookie Jared Butler led the way for the Jazz against LA with career-high 21 points and seven assists. On the other side, the Knicks are without Derrick Rose, Kemba Walker, Nerlens Noel, Taj Gibson, and Cam Reddish. Their backcourt looks quite shorthanded.
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✅ The Jazz match up the Knicks well and won’t mind if New York tries to slow down the pace of this game. While the Knicks record 96.2 possessions per 48 minutes, the Jazz tally 97.7. Utah boasts the highest offensive rating in the league (116.6 points per 100 possessions) along with the best effective field goal percentage (55.8%). On the other side, New York scores only 109.7 points per 100 possessions (23rd in the league) on 51.0 effective field goal percentage.
Utah Jazz
The Jazz have dropped four of their last nine contests. They’ve played in a shaky form, though three of those four losses have come away from home. The Jazz just wrapped up their four-game homestand with a 121-92 thrashing of the LA Clippers last Friday.
Back on Wednesday, Utah comfortably beat Chicago 125-110 as a 7-point home fave. Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, while Jordan Clarkson added 26 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field in 35 minutes off the bench. Utah went 19-for-39 from downtown (48.7%), and the Jazz have made a whopping 17.0 triples per game over their last four outings.
New York Knicks
The Knicks have won five of their last seven games and are searching for their third consecutive victory. They opened a four-game homestand with a 128-98 dismantling of the hapless Portland Trail Blazers last Wednesday. A couple of days later, the Knicks outlasted the Washington Wizards 100-97 as 6-point home favorites, putting an end to a seven-game ATS win streak.
New York nearly blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead against the Wizards. They shot only 34.4% from the field and 30.3% from beyond the 3-point line. Interestingly, both Julius Randle and RJ Barrett accounted for 18 points on 6-for-22 shooting from the field.