Jazz vs. Nuggets: A High-Octane Showdown Set to Ignite the Court!

Alright, hoop heads, get your popcorn ready because we’ve got a sizzler on deck tonight. The 28W-35L Utah Jazz are packing their bags and heading to the Mile High City, ready to rumble with the 43W-20L Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena. Tipoff time? 11:00PM EST, just when things start getting interesting. The Jazz, trailing a whopping 16.0 games back in the Western conference, are looking to jazz it up and shake off their recent loss against the Bulls (117-119, ouch!). On the other side of the court, the Nuggets, just a breath away from the top at 1.0 games back, are ready to rock after their 115-109 victory over the Celtics. The over/under is set at a tantalizing 227.5, with the Jazz line at 12.0 and the Nuggets favored at -12.0. So, will the Jazz hit the right notes or will the Nuggets strike gold? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure – we’re in for a helluva game tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 09, 2024 11:00PM EST

Location: Ball Arena, Denver

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

8W-22L

23.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

25W-6L

76.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
01/10/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	24	29	25	33		111	Over
	Utah Jazz UTA	35	36	28	25		124
10/30/23	Utah Jazz UTA	21	24	24	33		102	Under
	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	27	22	30		110
04/08/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	19	36	40	19		114	Over
	Utah Jazz UTA	32	26	31	29		118
12/10/22	Utah Jazz UTA	26	26	38	20		110	Under
	Denver Nuggets DEN	28	33	31	23		115
10/28/22	Utah Jazz UTA	25	25	28	23		101	Under
	Denver Nuggets DEN	35	28	26	28		117
10/19/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	30	23	27	22		102	Under
	Utah Jazz UTA	37	38	19	29		123
02/02/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	30	31	18	25		104	Under
	Utah Jazz UTA	28	32	22	26		108
01/16/22	Utah Jazz UTA	37	31	23	34		125	Under
	Denver Nuggets DEN	33	25	30	14		102
01/05/22	Utah Jazz UTA	26	31	31	27		115	Under
	Denver Nuggets DEN	26	30	22	31		109
10/26/21	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	33	26	20		110	Over
	Utah Jazz UTA	35	31	25	31		122

Starting Lineups

Jazz Notable Injuries

• Lauri Markkanen (SF/PF): Avg: 22.9pts, 8.3reb, 2.0ast, 32.8 minutes. Last game: 03/02/24. Impact: 5.9
• Taylor Hendricks (PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 4.0reb, 0.6ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 03/04/24. Impact: 2.9
• Kira Lewis Jr. (PG/SG): Avg: 2.4pts, 0.7reb, 1.1ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 02/25/24. Impact: 0.6

Nuggets Notable Injuries

• Julian Strawther (SG/SF): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.0ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 02/28/24. Impact: 0.9
• Collin Gillespie (PG): Avg: 3.3pts, 0.7reb, 0.8ast, 8.5 minutes. Last game: 02/23/24. Impact: 1.4
• Jalen Pickett (PG): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.5reb, 0.7ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 02/28/24. Impact: 0.4
• Braxton Key (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.5ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 02/25/24. Impact: 0.5
• Jay Huff (C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.1ast, 3.1 minutes. Last game: 02/28/24. Impact: 0.9
• Hunter Tyson (PF): Avg: 0.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.1ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 02/28/24. Impact: 0.3

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.

Recent Trends

• Nikola Jokic (C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 32.0 pts, 12.0 reb, 11.0 ast against BOS
• Talen Horton-Tucker (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 88.2% to 19.8, 10.5 min average previous 3 games.
• Reggie Jackson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.5% to 12.7, 21.3 min average previous 3 games.
• Jamal Murray (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.0% to 39.2, 27.6 min average previous 3 games.
• Brice Sensabaugh (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.6% to 21.1, 15.0 min average previous 3 games.
The Jazz have a 3-game losing streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 1-game losing streak. The Nuggets have a 1-game winning streak at home. Overall, they are on a 1-game winning streak.