Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/12/2021

The Utah Jazz (6-4) head into their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-6) on January 12, 2021 as double-digit favorites. Utah is favored by 12 points. A 208-point over/under has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OH

Betting Suggestions:

Jazz vs. Cavaliers Betting Data

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah has covered the spread half of the time this season, going 5-5 ATS.
• Utah has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 10 of 10 games (100%).

Cavaliers Betting Data

• Against the spread in 2020-21, Cleveland is .500: 5-5 .
• Cleveland hit the over in 100% of its games (11 of 11 games).

Point Total Insights

• Utah's games this year have gone over the point total for Tuesday's matchup point total (208 points) in 560% of opportunities (56 out of 10 matchups).
• In four out of Cleveland's 11 games this year (36.4%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the point total in Tuesday's matchup.
• The point total for the contest of 208 is 1.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Jazz (109.5 points per game) and the Cavaliers (100 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 211.4 points per game, 3.4 more than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the Jazz have seen a 218.1 over/under in their games this season, 10.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 5.2 points separates this matchup's over/under (208 points) and the average total points bet in Cavaliers' games (202.8 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Utah has won a majority of its last 10 games against Cleveland, going 6-4, while the Jazz also maintain a 1-0 edge covering the spread against the Cavaliers.

Jazz Players to Watch

• The scoring leader for the Jazz this season is Donovan Mitchell, who averages 23.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game.
• Rudy Gobert leads Utah in rebounding, averaging 13.9 per game, while Mike Conley leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 5.7 in each contest.
• The Jazz get the most three-point shooting production out of Mitchell, who makes 3.2 threes per game.
• Conley is Utah's leader in steals, averaging 1.0 steal per game, while Gobert leads them in blocks with 2.8 per contest.

Cavaliers Players to Watch

• Collin Sexton sits at the top of the Cavaliers scoring leaderboard with 25.1 points per game. He also grabs 2.1 rebounds and racks up 3.5 assists per game.
• Andre Drummond has a stat line of 15.2 rebounds, 18.0 points and 2.9 assists per game for Cleveland to take the top rebound spot on the team. Darius Garland holds the top spot for assists with 6.3 per game, adding 17.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest.
• Garland is dependable from distance and leads the Cavaliers with 2.5 made threes per game.
• Cleveland's leader in steals is Larry Nance Jr. (2.5 per game), and its leader in blocks is Drummond (1.5 per game).

Injury Report

Jazz:

Derrick Favors: Day To Day (Knee),

Joe Ingles: Day To Day (Achilles)

Cavaliers:

Dante Exum: Out (Calf),

Collin Sexton: Day To Day (Ankle),

Darius Garland: Out (Right Shoulder),

Dylan Windler: Out (Wrist),

Kevin Love: Out (Calf),

Kevin Porter Jr.: Out (Personal),

Matthew Dellavedova: Day To Day (Concussion)