The Spurs are on a roll, winners of 11 straight after starting the year with two consecutive losses. They haven’t been as good against the spread, covering just six of their 13 games, but they’ve gotten bettors to the window in three of their last four, at least. After a decisive win at home against the Dubs, they will head to Utah to play the Jazz, whom they’ve played twice already this young season – one was an overtime win in Utah, one was a 22-point win at home.
The Jazz are polar opposites of the Spurs. They have just one win, while they’ve covered just three times. Their losing streak is at 11, as their defense just doesn’t get stops, surrendering at least 115 points in eight of their last 10 games.
This is a massive spread, but I can’t justify taking the Jazz here, especially with the front court injuries and absences for Utah. They’re without Jaren Jackson Jr, Jusuf Nurkic, Lauri Markkanen and Jaxson Hayes in this one, leaving just Mo Bamba and Kyle Filipowski to defend Wemby. Good luck.
Spurs vs Jazz prediction: San Antonio Spurs -16 (-110) at the time of publishing. Playable to -17.
