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

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers

44W-31L

Cleveland Cavaliers

April 02, 2024

09:00PM EST

Odds: 218.0 o/u

Jazz

29W-46L

Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz

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

cle Team Logo
LAST 10
4W-6L
AWAY
20W-16L

88.2% Win Probability

uta Team Logo
LAST 10
1W-9L
HOME
20W-19L

11.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

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

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.

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 Logo

Team Comparison

Team Logo
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.
  • The Jazz have a 3-game losing streak at home. Overall, they are on a 9-game losing streak.
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