The Utah Jazz are in Los Angeles on a back-to-back to face the Clippers in a late-night Sunday matchup.
The pregame narrative: Collin Sexton is getting more run for the Jazz these days, and I like him to fill the net for the visitors tonight. I’m also backing Utah on an alt spread and expecting Norman Powell to bounce back after a pair of quiet performances.
Check out my Jazz vs. Clippers same-game parlay predictions for Nov. 17.
Jazz vs. Clippers predictions
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Parlay: Jazz +13.5 + Powell over 19.5 points + Sexton over 14.5 points (+310)
Jazz +13.5 (-182): Utah is just 6-6 ATS this season, but it’s showing a lot more fight in recent games.
The Jazz covered as 7-point underdogs last night and are now 4-2 ATS in their past six. They earned three straight-up victories as underdogs in that span.
With home-court and rest advantages, Los Angeles is the rightful favourite tonight. But I don’t see the Clippers covering a number this big.
L.A.’s largest margin of victory this season is 12 points, and its five other wins came by fewer than 10.
SGP legs
Powell over 19.5 points (-148): After back-to-back rough shooting performances, Powell is in a prime get-right spot against Utah.
Powell shot 8-for-29 (27.6%) over his past two games. Before that, he scored 20-plus points in 10 straight.
What makes the Jazz such a nice matchup for him?
- Utah allows the fifth-most points to opposing shooting guards (24.9), per Betting Pros
- Utah’s opponents have the fifth-highest 3-point percentage (37.4%)
If the Jazz are at all fatigued after playing last night, that should make Powell even more of a threat. But he’s cashing this prop at a sky-high clip against everybody so far this season.
Sexton over 14.5 points (-122): Sexton’s minutes are trending up, and so is his scoring volume. Go figure.
- First six games: 23.6 minutes, 9.3 FGA, 13.5 PPG
- Past six games: 30.2 minutes, 13.5 FGA, 18.3 PPG
Sexton has tallied 15-plus points in five of his past six games, as well as eight of 12 games on the year.
The Clippers are a solid defensive team, but this is a very attainable point total for a guy who’s reclaiming a nice role in the Jazz’s offence after averaging 18.7 PPG last season.
Picks made at 12:30 p.m. on 11/17/24.
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