Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Utah Jazz will travel to play the New Orleans Hornets in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night.
Start time from New Orleans is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread came out in this NBA game with the road team Utah Jazz favored by -4 ½ points with an over under of 183 ½ points.
Money early from the bettors has landed on the side of the road team as Utah is now favored by -3 ½ points.
The over under has not moved off the opening line of 183 ½ points.
Utah Jazz money line supporters will lay –160 odds with the home underdog New Orleans Hornets returning +150 odds to post the upset win with no need for getting the points.
The teams met back on January 2nd with the Utah Jazz posting the 94-90 home win against the New Orleans Hornets as a -6 ½ point betting favorite.
The total landed over the total of 180 points.
The Jazz shot 48.7% in the win and were led by Al Jefferson who scored 22 points on 11 of 18 shooting.
New Orleans wasted a 50% shooting performance in the loss. Jarrett Jack had 27 points and dished out 11 assists on 11 of 17 from the field for the Hornets.
Utah will be playing the second game of a back to back to back tonight with a record of 14-12 on the season. The club is 3-7 on the road.
The team averages 96 points and connects on 45.4% from the field with 29.7% from beyond the arc. The team makes 74.1% of their free throws.
On defense the club surrenders 97 points and 45.1% shooting from the floor. Opponents convert on 31.5% from the three point line against them.
The team is coming off the 98-88 road win last night to the Memphis Grizzlies as a +6 ½ point underdog.
The total in the game came in at under the total of 189 points.
Utah had a nice shooting night as they hit on 50.6% from the field with 5 of 13 coming from the three point line.
Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 23 points and five assists on 8 of 12 shooting.
Center Al Jefferson scored 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as he made 10 of his 17 shots.
Paul Millsap chipped in with 16 points and 8 rebounds in the win.
Utah allowed Memphis 43.6% shooting with 2 of 10 coming from three.
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New Orleans will play host to Utah with a record of 4-23 on the season. The team is 2-14 on their home court.
The Hornets average 87 points and make 44% from the field with 29.3% coming from beyond the arc. The club connects on 74% of their free throws.
On defense New Orleans allows 93 points and connects on 45.4% from the floor. Opponents connect on 32% from beyond the arc against them.
The Hornets has dropped eight straight games.
They are coming off the 94-86 home defeat on Friday night to the Portland Trailblazers as a +7 point underdog.
The total in the game landed over the total of 177 points.
New Orleans connected on 44% and just 3 of 16 coming from the three point line in defeat.
The team was sloppy committing 19 turnovers.
Trevor Ariza led the club 23 points and nine rebounds on 9 of 18 shooting.
Emeka Okafor scored 13 points and grabbed 8 boards as he made 5 of his 13 shots.
Both Marco Belinelli and Al Farouq Aminu had 12 points apiece.
The Hornets allowed the Trailblazers 51.5% of their shots with 4 of 17 coming from beyond the arc.
Trend: New Orleans Hornets are 0-8 ATS in their past eight games.
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