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Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz
The Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -11.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
The Jazz were a 140-103 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (243) made winners of OVER bettors.
Houston won its last outing, a 121-114 result against the Hawks on March 25. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game PUSH the total.
Houston:
Team record: 47-26 SU,39-34 ATS
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Utah:
Team record: 16-57 SU,37-36 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Utah is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Utah is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games
Next up:
Houston at Phoenix Sunday, March 30
Utah at Denver Friday, March 28