Utah Jazz at NY Knicks 3/4/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/04/2020 at 8:40 AM ET

The Utah Jazz look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the New York Knick on Wednesday. The Jazz improved to 38-22 following a 126-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 28 points while Rudy Gobert chipped in with 20 points, Utah is in second place in the Northwest division three games behind first place Denver.

Donovan Mitchell is the leading scorer for Utah with an average of 24.7 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 14.0 per game and Joe Ingles is the assists leader with an average of 5.2 per game. Utah has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

The New York Knicks will also be looking for their third consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting the Jazz. New York improved to 19-42 following its 125-123 victory on Monday over the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden. RJ Barrett scored 27 points to help lead the Knicks to the upset victory. New York is in last place in the Atlantic division 23 ½ games behind first-place Toronto.

Julius Randle is leading New York in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 19.2 points, 9.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds. RJ Barrett is the second-leading scorer with an average of 14.1 points per game and one of just two players for the Knicks averaging double-figures in scoring.

New York has won each of its last two, but the Knicks have lost six of the last 8 straight up overall and nine of the last 10 SU against an opponent from the Western Conference. The Knicks however have played well enough on their home court to cover 7 of the last 10 at Madison Square Garden. Utah has won eight of its last 11 SU versus the Knicks but has failed to cover 14 of its last 20 against New York. Final Score Prediction, Utah Jazz win but fall short ATS 114-112.

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