{"id":333941,"date":"2025-03-14T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=333941"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:30:05","slug":"raptors-vs-jazz-sgp-predictions-march-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/raptors-vs-jazz-sgp-predictions-march-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors vs. Jazz SGP predictions March 14: Target Markkanen, Kessler at +360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Raptors head West to face a fellow bottom-feeder on Friday night, the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Neither of these teams play particularly good defence so I&#8217;m banking the over on the game total in this +360 same-game parlay. The SGP includes picks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/lauri_markkanen\">Lauri Markkanen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/walker_kessler\">Walker Kessler<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Raptors vs. Jazz SGP predictions for March 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raptors vs. Jazz predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Over 234 points | Markkanen 18+ points | <strong>Kessler to record a double-double<\/strong> (+360)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111186\">Embed: #111186<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over 234 points (-113):<\/strong> This goes against the recent trend of the Raptors, who have gone under this total in five of their past six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposite can be said for Utah, though. The club has surpassed this total in five of its last seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I look at this game from a broader view, it&#8217;s between two bottom-10 defences with a load of injuries, especially on the Toronto side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the organizations are looking to tank, the young guys and players on two-way contracts will be looking to play well and secure a permanent spot on an NBA roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s difficult picking a side here with all the chaos among the lineups, but I feel good predicting a lot of points in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Markkanen 18+ points (-159):<\/strong> The Finnish forward didn&#8217;t play in Utah&#8217;s previous meeting with the Raptors due to injury, but he&#8217;s been good when available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Markkanen has scored 17-plus points in five of his past seven games and at least 20 four times during that span.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s also scored 22-plus points in all four games vs. the Raptors as a member of the Jazz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the injury bug has hit the Raptors hard, opposing power forwards have taken advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 30 days, Toronto has allowed the eighth-most points to the position (23.96), per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Raptors could also be without Scottie Barnes (questionable) and Jakob Poeltl (out), two key pieces on defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kessler to record a double-double (-143):<\/strong> Kessler is a beast on the glass, which was evident in a March 7 contest against the Raptors. He had 25 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big man has tallied double-digit rebounds in 12 of 14 games since Feb. 1, averaging a league-high 14.9 over that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s also averaging 12.9 points in that span. He has just seven double-doubles in that month and a half but fell short by one basket or rebound four different times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kessler has a high floor as both a scorer and rebounder right now and I&#8217;m looking to jump in while Poeltl is absent for Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Raptors vs. Jazz predictions made at 12:53 p.m. ET on 03\/14\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Raptors head West to face a fellow bottom-feeder on Friday night, the Utah Jazz. The pregame narrative: Neither of these teams play particularly good defence so I&#8217;m banking the over on the game total in this +360 same-game parlay. The SGP includes picks on Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler. 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