Cavaliers at Jazz 1/18/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:36 AM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers look to bounce back from defeat when they visit the Utah Jazz on Friday. The Cavaliers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday 129-112. Jordan Clarkson led the Cavaliers off the bench with 22 points. The two teams committed a combined seven turnovers which is the fewest since the league began compiling that stat in 1970.

Utah won its fifth straight on Wednesday defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 129-109. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 28 points. Mitchell won play of the week for the Western Conference last week and is averaging 30.3 points per game over his past six games. Utah has won 8 of its last 10 overall.
Jordan Clarkson leads the Cavaliers in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game. Tristan Thompson is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.1 rebounds per game, while Matthew Dellavedova leads in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. As a team, Cleveland is shooting 44.4% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point territory.

Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring with an average of 21.6 points per game. The leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert with an average of 13.0 per game, while Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 per game. As a team, Utah is shooting 46.1% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point territory.

Cleveland has failed to cover each of its last 7 against the Jazz and each of its last 4 on Utah’s home court. The Cavaliers have failed to cover 5 of the last 6 on 1 day’s rest, while the Jazz have covered the number in 12 of the last 17 played on 1 day’s rest. Final Score Prediction, Utah Jazz win and cover ATS 116-98.

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