Cavaliers vs Jazz Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 2nd 2024

Get ready to rumble, sports fans! Tonight, the big dogs from Cleveland are packing up their 44 victories and heading west to show the Utah Jazz what real music sounds like. The Cavs, sitting pretty just a few games shy of the Eastern conference’s top spot, are set to storm the Vivint Smart Home Arena, hoping to jazz up their record against a Utah team that’s been playing more like a broken record. With the Jazz a whopping 23.5 games back in the Western conference, it’s high time they hit a high note. The bookies are humming a tune of their own, setting the over/under at a spicy 218.0, and favoring the Cavs with a -11.5 line. But don’t forget, both teams are licking their wounds from recent losses, the Cavs to the Nuggets and the Jazz to the Kings. So, who’s going to hit the right chords tonight? Will the Cavs orchestrate a win, or will the Jazz find their rhythm? Stay tuned, it’s going to be a game of high notes and slam dunks!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 02, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Utah

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	UTA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-750	+500	215.0	-11.5/11.5
Recent	-750	+500	218.0	-12.0/12.0
Difference	0	0	+3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

20W-16L

88.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

20W-19L

11.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/20/23	Utah Jazz UTA	27	29	37	23	116	Over
12/20/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	36	26	30	32	124	Over
01/10/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	31	29	30	114	Over
01/10/23	Utah Jazz UTA	31	24	33	28	116	Over
12/19/22	Utah Jazz UTA	21	23	27	28	99	Over
12/19/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	33	28	32	122	Over
01/12/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	31	30	23	111	Under
01/12/22	Utah Jazz UTA	24	28	16	23	91	Under
12/05/21	Utah Jazz UTA	32	28	31	18	109	Under
12/05/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	26	27	26	108	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86
03/24	vs MIA	84-121L	30	24	17	72
03/22	vs MIN	91-104L	41	22	12	80
03/20	@ MIA	104-107L	37	30	11	75
03/18	vs IND	108-103W	39	27	14	80
03/16	vs HOU	103-117L	45	22	15	82
03/13	vs NOP	116-95W	46	38	9	92

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/31	vs SAC	106-127L	33	22	12	83
03/29	@ HOU	100-101L	51	23	20	80
03/27	@ SAS	111-118L	36	25	21	83
03/25	@ DAL	105-115L	46	28	12	87
03/23	vs HOU	119-147L	39	24	10	89
03/21	vs DAL	97-113L	38	29	18	84
03/20	vs OKL	107-119L	47	20	15	90
03/18	@ MIN	104-114L	47	25	17	84
03/16	@ MIN	100-119L	51	23	15	83
03/15	@ ATL	124-125L	49	24	11	92

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	40.1	30.8	35.5	100%	35.9
Darius Garland SG	37.0	29.6	30.4	100%	30.7
Donovan Mitchell PG	43.2	27.4	46.5	100%	45.0
Evan Mobley PF	38.5	33.6	35.5	100%	35.8
Max Strus SF	22.9	21.8	22.6	100%	22.0

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Keyonte George PG	32.0	23.2	26.6	70%	28.6
Taylor Hendricks PF	24.5	23.2	16.8	53%	22.4
Walker Kessler C	30.5	20.9	23.2	27%	27.3
Brice Sensabaugh SF	20.2	19.5	12.6	32%	21.7
Collin Sexton SG	39.7	38.5	34.9	83%	35.2

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Isaac Okoro (SF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.0reb, 1.9ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 2.5
Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.1reb, 2.2ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 1.7
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 1.6
Emoni Bates (SG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 0.8
Pete Nance (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 0.1

Jazz Notable Injuries

Lauri Markkanen (SF): Avg: 23.1pts, 8.2reb, 2.0ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 6.3
John Collins (C): Avg: 15.2pts, 8.5reb, 1.2ast, 27.9 minutes. Last game: 03/29/24. Impact: 5.8
Jordan Clarkson (SG/SF): Avg: 17.0pts, 3.5reb, 5.0ast, 30.6 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 5.1
Johnny Juzang (SG/SF): Avg: 5.2pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 14.8 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 1.6
Micah Potter (PF/C): Avg: 2.8pts, 2.2reb, 0.2ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 03/31/24. Impact: 1.2
Jason Preston (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.8reb, 1.8ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Darius Garland	CLE	Pts	15.5	19.1	+3.6	0%	30%	40%	40%	UTA	+4.5	#30
Caris LeVert	CLE	Pts	11.5	14.0	+2.5	40%	60%	60%	60%	UTA	+4.5	#30
Walker Kessler	UTA	Reb	8.5	9.3	+0.8	20%	50%	47%	47%	CLE	+0.3	#18
Georges Niang	CLE	Reb	2.5	3.0	+0.5	60%	70%	73%	73%	UTA	+2.9	#27
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Ast	1.5	2.9	+1.4	80%	60%	73%	73%	UTA	+0.9	#26
Evan Mobley	CLE	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	70%	60%	60%	UTA	-0.5	#10
Sam Merrill	CLE	3Pt	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	80%	67%	67%	UTA	+1.3	#30
Taylor Hendricks	UTA	3Pt	1.5	1.7	+0.2	60%	60%	60%	60%	CLE	-0.7	#7

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#18	#16	#18	0.8%
PF	#25	#10	#12	#18	2.9%
PG	#12	#9	#7	#7	-16.8%
SF	#16	#28	#16	#22	7.5%
SG	#7	#15	#27	#15	-1.5%

Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#6	#26	#24	6.5%
PF	#20	#5	#30	#24	5.0%
PG	#9	#4	#9	#4	-21.2%
SF	#3	#27	#10	#10	-9.7%
SG	#30	#24	#29	#30	16.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.9

110.4

Rebounds per Game

38.7

43.4

Assists per Game

29.1

24.6

Steals per Game

6.4

5.4

Blocks per Game

3.8

5.1

Shots per Game

83.5

88.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.9

11.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.9

54.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

33.4

Turnovers per Game

12.4

14.1

Fouls per Game

16.1

17.1

Recent Trends

John Collins (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.3% to 27.9, 21.1 min average previous 3 games.
Evan Mobley (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.7% to 30.0, 23.0 min average previous 3 games.
Marcus Morris Sr. (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.3% to 12.1, 21.4 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.