Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 8/21/2020 Odds Previews and Game Analysis

Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 8/21/2020 – The Utah Jazz managed to equalize their series with the Denver Nuggets during Game 2 in what seems to be an exciting series brewing between both teams. Game 3 is set to happen this Friday, August 21 at the AdventHealth Arena. The television rights are owned by TNT and they will be airing the game live at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The same feed will be available through live streaming for NBA League Pass subscribers and at SofaScore. Even with a very convincing victory during their last game, the Jazz are seen as the slight underdogs in Game 3 by NBA Game 3 against the Nuggets.

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Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 8/21/2020 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Denver Nuggets	-1.5 (-110)	220 o (-110)	-114
Utah Jazz	+1.5 (-110)	220 u (-110)	+104

The Denver Nuggets were jumped early by the Jazz during Game 3 and they were outplayed in all the four quarters. Nikola Jokic led the team with 28 points, 11 rebounds and six assists while Michael Porter Jr. also contributed with 28 points along with six boards and six three-pointers. Jamaal Murray logged in 30 minutes but had a subpar night with 14 points, four assists and three rebounds. Monte Morris had a notable night with 10 points off the bench but there is much more expected from Jerami Grant who only tallied 8 points. Paul Millsap and Torrey Craig also need to produce better if they want to have a good chance of keeping it close with Utah.

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Players to Watch: J. Murray PG GP 1 GS 1 MIN 40 PTS 36 OR 2 DR 3 REB 5 AST 9 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 4 AST/TO 3 PER 39.02

N. Jokic C GP 1 GS 1 MIN 42 PTS 29 OR 1 DR 9 REB 10 AST 3 STL 2 BLK 1 TO 4 PF 2 AST/TO 0.8 PER 23.98

J. Grant PF GP 1 GS 0 MIN 40 PTS 19 OR 0 DR 0 REB 0 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 2 AST/TO INF PER 18.58.

The Utah Jazz came in with a great game plan as they controlled the game from start to finish. The run-and-gun attack was led by Donovan Mitchell who finished with 30 points, eight assists and six triples. Jordan Clarkson has been filling up the void really well as he tallied 26 points, four three-pointers, four rebounds and three assists. Rudy Gobert also had a good night doing 19 points on 70% field goal shooting while also grabbing seven boards and two blocks. Joe Ingles has returned to the starting lineup and he did not disappoint with the Aussie contributing 18 points, six assists and four threes.

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Players to watch: D. Mitchell SG GP 1 GS 0 MIN 40 PTS 19 OR 0 DR 0 REB 0 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 2 AST/TO INF PER 18.58

J. Ingles SG GP 1 GS 1 MIN 43 PTS 19 OR 0 DR 5 REB 5 AST 6 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 3 AST/TO 2 PER 14.6

J. Clarkson PG * GP 1 GS 0 MIN 39 PTS 18 OR 1 DR 3 REB 4 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 5 AST/TO 1.5 PER 10.31.

Denver Nuggets

The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver’s last 10 games.
Denver are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Utah.
Denver are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games on the road.
Denver are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 5 games this season.
Denver are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Denver are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Friday.

Utah Jazz

Utah are 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah’s last 8 games.
Utah are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Utah’s last 20 games against Denver.
Utah are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games at home.
Utah are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah’s last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Utah are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
Utah are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games played in August.

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

Will Barton SG Knee is out indefinitely
Gary Harris SG Hip is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Utah
Vlatko Cancar SF Foot is out indefinitely

Utah Jazz

Mike Conley PG Quarantine is upgraded to probable Friday vs Denver
Ed Davis PF Knee is out for series vs. Denver
Bojan Bogdanovic SF Wrist is out for season

This promises to be close but with a match that is expected going down the wire, the safer bet according to Top Online Sportsbook is the Denver Nuggets. The Jazz has yet to prove that they have a good consistency and it will depend on how they will involve Clarkson and Ingles to produce better.

Moneyline: The ML given to the Nuggets for this game is at -114 while the Jazz are not far behind with +104.

ATS: It is just 1.5 points between both teams for Game 3. It is the Jazz that has the +1.5 while the Nuggets are at -1.5.

TOTALs: The given total for both teams to reach is at 220 points with the Jazz going under and the Nuggets are over.

Score Prediction: 113 – 109 Nuggets