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This Tuesday’s action in the best basketball league in the world will get underway with this Jazz vs Pistons matchup, that features two teams that must start adding wins to solidify their individual goals.
The Pistons took top honors in their first game of the season against the Jazz, in a game that saw their offense have an uncharacteristically great night to end up taking the win by a score of 125-116.
JefeBet brings you the best analysis of the different NBA games with their respective predictions, and we focus on bringing you the best sports betting content, so here we leave you our Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons prediction.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons NBA Regular Season Game on December 20, 2022
- Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan.
- When: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 7:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Utah Jazz
Although it has not been as strong as it was at the beginning of the campaign, the Jazz have had a good year overall, boasting a positive record and remaining firmly in contention for the playoffs in an ever-competitive Western Conference. However, they know they need to be more consistent if they are not to jeopardize their chances of qualifying for the postseason.
Offense has been the Jazz’s main weapon this campaign, ranking fifth-best in the league in that regard with an average of 117.2 points scored per game, but has struggled mightily on their side of the court, averaging 116.0 points allowed per game, one of the worst numbers in the entire NBA..
Betting on the Detroit Pistons
The Pistons have had a challenging season thus far, but that was anticipated. They have even surprised some people by avoiding stalling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, being edged out in that regard by the Charlotte Hornets by one win.
Despite their dismal record, the Pistons have proven to be a competitive team occasionally, as was the case in their most recent game, which they lost to the strong Brooklyn Nets by a narrow 124-121 margin. They had up to six players score 10 points or more during this game, but they were unable to outscore Kevin Durant (43) and Kyrie Irving’s combined 81 points (38).
Those 124 points allowed are indicative of how weak the Pistons have looked on defense this campaign, ranking second worst in the NBA in that area with an average of 117.9 points allowed per game, while averaging 111.3 points scored on offense.
JefeBet Prediction
The best the Jazz have shown this season has been on offense.While they have a 6-10 record away from home, they are perfectly capable of doing a lot of damage to a home defense that is one of the worst in the league, and even averages 118.9 points allowed when playing at home.
But keep in mind that the Jazz are also very tolerant on their end of the court, and that the Pistons have put them through a lot of pain by scoring 125 points in their previous meeting. As a result, they will have an excellent chance to put on another fantastic offensive display, which will be even more likely given that the Jazz will be in town after playing the day before.
Ten of the Pistons’ 15 home games so far this campaign have covered the Over,a trend that we expect to continue here, taking into account the defensive problems of both teams and that the Jazz will not have the same strength to stop the Pistons after playing yesterday.
Prediction: Over.
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