The Utah Jazz (8-7) welcome the Golden State Warriors (18-0), the league’s top team, to Vivint Smart Home Arena. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 30 and will air on RT and GS2.
The Jazz were victorious over the Pelicans 101-87 on Saturday. With 13 points and 15 rebounds, Trevor Booker recorded his first double-double this season. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 120-101 win over the Kings on Saturday. Stephen Curry shot 4-for-7 and led in scoring with 19 points.
Gordon Hayward has been playing at a high level as of late for the Jazz, averaging 21.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.2 three-pointers over the last five games.
It will be a tale of two tempos, as the fast-breaking Warriors (ranked third in the league in possessions per game) take on the slow-paced Jazz (29th).
The Jazz are a seven-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 201 points. The Jazz are attempting to build on their records of 8-7 Straight Up (SU) and 9-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have the same record SU and ATS against the Western Conference, going 4-3. The Jazz are fourth in the league in steals with 9.4 per game.
Across the court, the Warriors head into the game with records of 12-5-1 ATS and 18-0 SU. Golden State has done particularly well ATS over its past 10 matchups, going 7-2-1. The Warriors are shooting lights out so far, with an NBA-best .491 field-goal percentage. The Warriors rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the league at 1.88. Shifting to the other side of the court, teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Warriors, who are fifth in the league in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 111 this season. When it comes to defending the rim, the Warriors are one of the best in the league with an average of 6.4 blocks per game. Golden State makes opponents pay for turning the ball over, ranking third in points off turnovers with an average of 19.4 per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for the conference rivals. The last time they played Golden State came out on top, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 7-3. At 5-5, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS, O/U – Under
Notes
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games at home.
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Utah’s last 22 games when playing Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games when playing Golden State.
Utah is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Golden State.
Utah is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Utah’s last 11 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Utah is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Utah has allowed an average of 93.2 points per game this season. Golden State averages 115.8 points per game, placing the team at the top of the NBA in scoring.
Utah allows 94.8 points at home this season. Topping the league in road scoring, Golden State scores 119.4 points in away games.
Golden State has not lost a game this season when giving up under 100 points (9-0). Utah is even (6-6) when it puts up under 100 this season.
Golden State is undefeated (9-0) when opponents score 100 or more points. Still, Utah has a winning 2-1 record in games where it reaches the century mark.
The Warriors have the top-ranked offense this season, averaging 113.8 points per 100 possessions. The Jazz have one of the best defenses, allowing 99.4 points in the same number of possessions (ranked eighth).
Golden State has an average field goal percentage of 49.1% (ranked first). Utah is a losing 1-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
In comparison to the rest of the league, the Utah Jazz see similar results in both field goal percentage and effective field goal percentage, ranking 18th for both metrics. The Golden State Warriors also rank the same for both FG% and EFF%, coming in at first.
Golden State ranks at the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.88. Utah ranks 29th with an A/TO of 1.21.
The Utah Jazz rebound 43.1 times per game and are ranked 23rd. Ranked sixth, the Golden State Warriors rebound 46.1 times per game.
Utah is ranked 28th in defensive rebounds, while Golden State ranks 14th in offensive rebounds.
Utah’s defense forces its opponents to commit an average turnover percentage of 16.7%, ranked fourth in the league. In games where Golden State has a TOV% of 16.7% or higher, the team is undefeated (8-0).
