Denver at Utah 10:00 ET
Jazz (-) over Nuggets- A great matchup in the West has Denver (1-0 on the road) visiting Utah (1-0 at home) clashing in a pair of playoff teams that met in the playoff bubble in 2020 when Denver rallied to win after falling behind 3-1 in the series. But in Salt Lake City the series takes a different turn as the Jazz are 12-4 ATS when hosting in Utah and the Nuggets are just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 overall when underdogs. Utah is No. 1 on defense with 93.5 points allowed and the Nuggets struggle getting to the hoop ranking 26th scoring under a 100 points per game. The Jazz are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as favorites and 5-1 ATS in their last six home games. Take UTAH!