Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks 3/21/19 NBA Odds, Preview and Prediction

The Utah Jazz travel to the East for a showdown with the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night at the State Farm Arena.

The Jazz are trying to close the season strong. Utah enters this game having won four in a row and seven out of their last 10 games. The Jazz are currently the 7th seed in the West but are just two games behind 4th seeded Portland so anything is still possible if they continues to roll.

Atlanta has long signed off for the playoffs but the Hawks have kept their competitive mood on. However, the Hawks head to this game with a three game losing streak and losers of seven out of their last 10 games played. Additionally, the Hawks have split their last 8 games.

Who Wins?

Utah is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played. The Jazz are 4-1 SU in their last five road games. Atlanta is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played and the Hawks are 2-4 SU in their last six home games. Head to head, the Hawks are 6-4 SU in their last 10 meetings with the Jazz.

The Jazz won their first meeting of the season 128-112 in Utah last February 9th behind 25 points from Rudy Gobert. Utah is 18-17 SU on the road this season while the Hawks are just 13-22 SU at their home floor. Utah is riding them momentum of a four-game winning streak while the Hawks have dropped their last three. Utah is playing for the playoffs while the Hawks are playing for pride. For me, form and motive belong to Utah. I’m picking the Utah Jazz to beat the Atlanta Hawks on 3/21/19.

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Other Bets To Make

The Jazz are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. Utah is 4-1 ATS in their last five games played. The Hawks are also 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played and Atlanta is 3-3 ATS in their last six games played at home. Head to head, the Jazz are 6-4 in their last 10 encounters with the Hawks.

Utah is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games against the Eastern Conference, 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games and 4-0 ATS in their last four overall. The Hawks are 0-8 ATS in their last eight Thursday games but 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Jazz have won four in a row by an average winning margin of 18.5 points per game with no winning margin lower than 16 points. The Hawks have lost by an average margin of 11.67 points per game in their last three games with no losing margin fewer than 9 points. Prediction: Jazz -7

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The total has gone under in eight out of the last 10 games played by the Jazz. The under is 4-1 in Utah’s last five games on the road. The over is 6-4 in the last 10 games played by the Hawks. The over is 3-2 in Atlanta’s last five home games played. Head to head, these teams have seen the total go under in six out of their last 10 meetings.

The over is 11-4-1 in Utah’s last 16 games against opponents with a winning percentage below .400. Meanwhile, the total has gone over in five out of the Hawks’ last seven games against opponents with a winning record and the over is 5-0 in the Hawks’ last five games versus the Northwest Division.The over is also 5-2 in the last seven head to head meetings between these two teams in Atlanta. The Jazz are rolling right now and they’ve gotten things done not just on defense but offense as well. Given the Hawks’ porous defense, the score should go over. Prediction: Over 226.5

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