If the playoffs started today, the Jazz (38-22 SU, 37-21 ATS) and Suns (39-24 SU, 36-26 ATS) would be playing each other in the first round. These two teams will meet tonight for the second time this season, with tonight’s venue taking place from US Airways Center in Phoenix. Utah dominated Phoenix 124-115 on January 25th as a seven-point home favorite and the combined 239 points easily hit the Over. The home victory by the Jazz was the fifth straight for the host team in this head-to-head series.

When breaking down this game, most gamblers look at the point guard matchup between Steve Nash and Deron Williams. In the January game, Nash scored 15 points and gave out 15 assists, while Williams tallied 18 points and 11 assists, which most would consider pretty even. The key to Utah’s win was rebounding (48-31), plus Phoenix was fortunate to stay in the game with a 17-of-30 (57%) performance from behind the arc.

Phoenix is the hot team of late going 13-3 SU and 14-2 Agains The Spread in their last 16, which includes a 6-1 SU and Against The Spread mark at home. The Suns will be playing on zero days rest tonight after crushing the Clippers 127-101 in L.A. on Wednesday. The club have a 6-9 Against The Spread record with no rest this season, however, only five of those 15 games were played at home and the Suns have gone 4-1 SU and 3-2 Against The Spread in that span.

Utah has always played better at home, but the Jazz are an impressive 16-11 Against The Spread outside of Salt Lake this season. Utah was on a roll with seven straight wins and covers away from home, but recently they have suffered bad road losses to the Kings (99-103) last Friday and Clippers (104-108) on Monday.

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FiveStarPick.com will be giving its members the ATS winners of 3 NBA basketball matchups tonight.  The focus of this preview is the matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Jazz as 9.5-point home favorites with the total set at 210. 

Utah (38-23 SU, 33-28 ATS) has won 9 games in a row and are now 12-1 SU in their last 13, 7-3 ATS in their last 10.  The Jazz boast an impressive 8-2 ATS record in their last 10 home games and have outscored opponents 106.3 to 91.6 PPG.  Home is Utah’s domain, going 10-4 ATS versus teams with a winning record.   Pretty impressive stats…

Then we have Denver…Denver (39-22 SU, 32-28-1 ATS) is a team that currently has some problems.  Carmelo Anthony isn’t happy and it has led to a 2-5 SU and 1-6 ATS letdown in their last seven games.  The Nugs are 5-9 (35.7%) ATS as a road underdog and 7-10 ATS as an underdog all together.  The good news is that Denver is 16-9-1 ATS this season when the team is coming off an ATS loss (Detroit, 100-95).

The Jazz are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 head-to-head meetings.

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FiveStarPick.com is coming of a 12-5 ATS run and looks to add to the win column with 3 hoops plays tonight.  The focus of today’s preview is the matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets.  Las Vegas sports books list the Jazz as 9.5-point favorites with the total set at 201.

Both teams have combined for 17 wins in their last 20 games with Utah at 9-1 and Houston at 8-2 in the last 10.  However, the Rockets are 2-5 SU and ATS in their last seven road games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 head-to-head matchups. 

The Jazz have won 8 in a row and are 10-2 ATS in their last 12.  Utah is coming off two days of rest for which the club is 11-2 SU and 7-6 ATS.  The Jazz are scoring105.4 PPG while their opponents are scoring just 95.2 PPG (margin of 10.2 PPG).  The Jazz are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home tilts inside Energy Solutions Arena and 10-3 ATS at home versus teams playing above .500. 

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