Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 2/2/2022 NBA Previews and Game Analysis

Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 2/2/2022 – The Utah Jazz are breaking away from the top of the NBA Western Conference race and they are in the danger zone already. Their upcoming matchup will be against the Denver Nuggets who are not far behind them. Both teams meet this Wednesday, February 2 at the Vivint Arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. ESPN will be putting the game live on television by 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time and the same feed can be seen through an online live stream by subscribing to NBA League Pass. The Denver Nuggets are forecasted in NBA game odds as the underdog pick to the slumping Utah Jazz.

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Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 2/2/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Denver Nuggets	+2 (-111)	224.5 o (-110)	+110
Utah Jazz	-2 (-111)	224.5 u (-110)	-125

The Denver Nuggets are seen as the most dangerous team at the bottom half of the NBA Western Conference playoff picture. The main reason is that this team will have Jamal Murray back soon and this team is placed 6th just behind the Dallas Mavericks by just half a game. Nikola Jokic has been stuffing up the stat sheet and has been a triple-double threat at every game. He gets help from Aaron Gordon who adds up additional rebounding power inside while Jokic orchestrates the offense. The shining light during Murray’s injury is the emergence of Monte Morris as a prime point guard in the league.

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Players to watch: N. Jokic C 44 GP 44 GS 33 MIN 26 PTS 2.7 OR 11 DR 13.7 REB 7.8 AST 1.4 STL 0.8 BLK 3.5 TO 2.5 PF 2.2 AST/TO 33.38 PER

W. Barton SF 42 GP 42 GS 32.5 MIN 15.4 PTS 0.7 OR 4.2 DR 4.9 REB 4.2 AST 0.8 STL 0.5 BLK 1.8 TO 1.5 PF 2.4 AST/TO 14.71 PER

A. Gordon PF 46 GP 46 GS 31.9 MIN 14.7 PTS 1.7 OR 3.9 DR 5.6 REB 2.5 AST 0.7 STL 0.6 BLK 1.8 TO 1.9 PF 1.4 AST/TO 15.68 PER.

It is now a five-game losing streak for the Utah Jazz and they need to stop this slump right now in order to avoid going down further in the standings. A loss here may result for them to go down deeper and let the Dallas Mavericks overtake them and it will be followed by the Denver Nuggets as well. It is another tough game for the Jazz as Joe Ingles is the most recent player added to the increasing injury list. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are still sidelined and the team is now relying on Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson to carry them in the next few weeks.

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Players to Watch: D. Mitchell SG 40 GP 40 GS 33.5 MIN 25.5 PTS 0.8 OR 3.1 DR 4 REB 5.2 AST 1.6 STL 0.2 BLK 3 TO 2.5 PF 1.7 AST/TO 21.92 PER

B. Bogdanovic SF 49 GP 49 GS 30.9 MIN 17.9 PTS 0.8 OR 3.3 DR 4.1 REB 1.7 AST 0.5 STL 0 BLK 1.7 TO 1.7 PF 1 AST/TO 15.91 PER

R. Gobert C 42 GP 42 GS 32.5 MIN 16 PTS 3.7 OR 11.4 DR 15.1 REB 1.2 AST 0.8 STL 2.3 BLK 1.8 TO 2.7 PF 0.6 AST/TO 25.66 PER.

Denver Nuggets

Denver are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver’s last 11 games.
Denver are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Denver are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against Utah.
Nuggets are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Utah.
Denver are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Denver are 2-13 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver’s last 10 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver’s last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Denver are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.

Utah Jazz

Utah are 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 games.
Jazz are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games against Denver.
Utah are 0-11 ATS in their last 11 games at home.
Utah are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games when playing at home against Denver.
Jazz are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games this season.
Utah are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah’s last 10 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah’s last 5 games played on a Wednesday.

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

DeMarcus Cousins PF Foot is “?” Wednesday vs Utah
Jamal Murray PG Knee is out indefinitely
Vlatko Cancar SF Foot is out indefinitely
Michael Porter Jr. SF Back is out for season

Utah Jazz

Hassan Whiteside C Back is “?” Wednesday vs Denver
Rudy Gobert C Calf is out indefinitely
Joe Ingles SG Knee is out for season
Danuel House Jr. SG Quarantine is out indefinitely
Donovan Mitchell PG Concussion is downgraded to OUT Wednesday vs Denver
Trent Forrest SG Ankle is “?” Wednesday vs Denver

It doesn’t look good for the Utah Jazz but expect them to come out swinging in this matchup. They Denver Nuggets are seen in the online sportsbook as the riskier pick to make but this game should be very close.

Moneyline: The Nuggets as the visiting team is given an ML of +110 while the Jazz at home are -125.

ATS: Just two points between both teams across the spread with the Jazz getting the -2 while the Nuggets are not far behind with +2.

TOTALs: The total set for this matchup is at 224.5 points with the Nuggets going over and the Jazz under.

Score Prediction: 109 – 106, Jazz