Utah (16-24) at Washington (23-17)
When: Wednesday, January 10th 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Time: 7:05 ET | TV: AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain, NBCS Washington
Opening Odds: Washington -7.5/204.5
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The well-rested Washington Wizards return to action on Wednesday when they host the free-falling Utah Jazz at Capital One Arena in the Nation’s Capital. The Wizards were on a four-game winning streak before opening a five-game homestand on Saturday and fading down the stretch on the second night of a back-to-back and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 110-103. The Wizards will have had three-full days rest in preparation for a Utah team that is really struggling. Washington was outscored 28-18 in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s setback to the Bucks, but are still atop the Southeast Division by half-game over the Miami Heat heading into Tuesday’s action. On December 4th, the Jazz recorded their most impressive win of the season in a 116-69 thrashing of the Wizards in Salt Lake City. Since then, the Jazz have dropped 13 of their last 16 games and might be coming off the most crushing defeat – a 103-102 loss at Miami on Sunday in which they gave up the go-ahead layup with 5.1 seconds left and held an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter. Utah took each of the last four in the series and held Washington to 93 points or fewer in each of those wins.
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Rookie guard Donovan Mitchell has shown flashes of brilliance in his first pro season, scoring 27 points on Sunday, but showed his inexperience when he hoisted up a jumper on the final possession Sunday instead of finding the open man. Mitchell is averaging 23.8 points over the last four games to boost his season average to an NBA rookie-best 18.5. Thabo Sefolosha added 13 points against the Heat and has scored in double figures in each of his last five games to boost his season average to 8.4 points per contest. Rodney Hood has bounced back from a 1-for-10 shooting night versus New Orleans on January 3rd with 29 points on 12-of-25 shooting over the last two games. The Jazz will wrap-up their four-game road trip with a visit to Charlotte on Friday.
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The Washington backcourt tandem of John Wall and Bradley Beal should have big games against the young Jazz squad, but both are going through some shooting woes. Wall shot just 5-of-19 from the floor on Saturday but handed out a season-high 16 assists in his fifth double-double over the last 10 games. Beal is averaging 28.2 points over the last five games and scored at least 20 points in each of the last seven contests, but he went 1-of-7 from 3-point range on Saturday. Beal had connected on 17-of-33 from beyond the arc in the prior four games. Small forward Otto Porter Jr. (back) sat out Saturday and is questionable for Wednesday’s contest.
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Look for the Wizards to get a bit of revenge on the struggling Jazz after being embarrassed by them last month. I expect Wall and Beal to have huge games and turn this game into a route.
Pick: Wizards -7
- Jazz are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Jazz are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Jazz are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Jazz are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games.
- Jazz are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Wizards are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.
- Wizards are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games.
- Wizards are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Wizards are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Wizards are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Jazz last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 5-0 in Jazz last 5 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 6-1 in Jazz last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Jazz last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Jazz last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 7-2 in Jazz last 9 overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Jazz last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-2 in Jazz last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 5-1 in Wizards last 6 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Under is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Over is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Wizards last 6 home games.
- Under is 7-2-1 in Wizards last 10 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 9-3-1 in Wizards last 13 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Wizards last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 19-7-1 in Wizards last 27 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
- Under is 19-7 in Wizards last 26 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 10-4 in Wizards last 14 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 20-8 in Wizards last 28 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 22-9-1 in Wizards last 32 overall.
- Jazz are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Washington.
- Home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings.
