The Dallas Mavericks will travel to face the Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night.
Start time from Utah is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass channel.
The wagering odds from this game have the road side Utah Jazz favored by -7 ½ points with a total lined at 199 ½ points.
Dallas has won three straight to improve to 47-31 following the 93-91 road victory on Sunday to the Sacramento Kings as a -7 point wagering favorite. The game total went under 200 ½ points.
In their past two games the Mavs have held their opponents under 100 points. Defense has been an issue for this club as they give up 46.5% shooting to their opponents ranking 23rd in the league. This lack of defense has put the team in jeopardy of making the playoffs. Dallas holds a 1 ½ game over the ninth seeded Memphis Grizzlies for the final playoff berth with just four games remaining.
Utah has lost six of their past seven games following the 130-102 road defeat on Sunday to the Golden St Warriors as a +12 point wagering underdog. The game total went over 196 ½ points.
The Jazz is the worst club in the Western conference. They defend very poorly. They are 30th and last in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage as they give up 47.3% shooting to opponents. From three the jazz are 28th and third last in the NBA as opponents make 37.5% from three against them.
