Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction: Out-of-sync Spurs take on Play-in contender Jazz

The NBA Regular Season saga is going to dive into the last quarter of the scenery as things get more and more interesting each day. This has been a riveting season and we have seen records being dusted off, LeBron becoming the all-time leading scorer, Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard kissing the 70 points mark while Luka Doncic nabbing a one-of-a-kind 60 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists game. Records have remained far away from the reach of the San Antonio Spurs, which will meet the Utah Jazz here.

This will be the second time in four days that the teams will clash against each other. In their last match-up, the Jazz defeated the Spurs 118:102 as Lauri Markkanen stacked up 27 points. The Spurs actually led by 10 points at the half but a poor third-quarter performance meant that they lost the plot completely. Jeremy Sochan scored 22 points while Keldon Johnson had 18 but the Spurs’ long-range woes once again held them way off as they shot below 27% from the three-point range. For the Jazz, apart from Markkanen, there weren’t any major performances, but eight other players were in the 8-15 points range.

The Spurs have lost 16 in a row and their campaign has been mired with such big losing streaks. This is the second time when the team has lost 10 or more and they have had 3+ losing streaks sandwiched in between a few losses. They have just 14 wins and have piled up 47 losses. It is clear that winning is not in their agenda and it is all about the upcoming Draft.

On the other hand, the Jazz has been hunting for wins and has had some decent success lately. They have won four of their last six games but a three-game losing streak earlier dented their progress. Still, they have a decent record of 31 wins and 31 losses. After this game, they will have a crucial six-game away-from-home trip where they will need to consolidate an advantage.

• Jazz: OUT: Colin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson;
• Spurs: OUT: Devin Vassell, Tre Jones, Romeo Langford, Khem Birch, Isaiah Roby.

• Expected Leading Scorers: Lauri Markkanen(26+ Points), Keldon Johnson(20+ Points);
• Expected Leading Rebounders: Walker Kessler(10+ Rebounds), Zach Collins(8+ Rebounds);
• Expected Leading Playmaker: Talen Horton-Tucker (5+ Assists).

The Spurs have been looking out of sorts and their play has been one of the worst in their Franchise history. For the Jazz, having both Sexton and Clarkson out means a weakened Guard rotation but their depth has been decent in that position for most parts. It isn’t like that they will take on a Spurs team that has a strong Guard rotation. Anyway, I back the Jazz to win this with a scoreline of 122:105.