Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers: Don Best NBA Playoff Odds & Trends for 6/18/2021

The Utah Jazz (52-20, 6-4) are 2.5-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 6 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers (47-25, 7-5) at Staples Center on Friday, starting at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Clippers lead the series 3-2.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: ESPN

Betting Suggestions:

Jazz vs. Clippers Betting Data

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah covered the spread more often than not this year, going 46-35-1 against the spread.
• When they are at least 2.5-point favorites, the Jazz have an ATS record of 41-28-1.
• Utah has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 41 of 82 games (50%).

Clippers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has a winning record (46-36-2) against the spread this season.
• When the Clippers are at least 2.5-point underdogs, they are 36-28 against the spread.
• Los Angeles hit the over in just 48.8% of their games (41 of 84 games).

Point Total Insights

• Utah and its opponents have gone over Friday's 220.5 total in 47 out of 82 games (57.3%) this year.
• In Los Angeles' games this season, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Friday's matchup total in 46 out of 84 matchups (54.8%).
• The total for the matchup of 220.5 is 10.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Jazz (116.5 points per game) and the Clippers (114 points per game).
• The 216.1 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 4.4 fewer than the 220.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average total for Jazz games is 224.7 points, 4.2 more than the over/under of 220.5 points for this contest.
• A difference of 1.3 points separates the average total points bet in Clippers' games (221.8 points) and this contest's over/under (220.5 points).

Previous Matchups

Utah and Los Angeles have each won five games over the last 10 head-to-head matchups, while the Clippers are 5-4-1 against the spread when playing the Jazz.

Jazz Players to Watch

• The Jazz scoring leader is Donovan Mitchell, who averages 26.4 per contest to go with 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
• Rudy Gobert leads Utah in rebounding, averaging 13.5 per game, while Mike Conley leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.0 in each contest.
• Mitchell makes more threes per game than any other member of the Jazz, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.
• Conley is Utah's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Gobert leads them in blocks with 2.7 per contest.

Clippers Players to Watch

• Kawhi Leonard racks up 24.8 points per game and is the top scorer for the Clippers.
• The Los Angeles leaders in rebounding and assists are Ivica Zubac with 7.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 9.0 points and 1.3 assists per game) and Paul George with 5.2 assists per game (he also tacks on 23.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game).
• George is reliable from three-point range and leads the Clippers with 3.2 made threes per game.
• Los Angeles' leader in steals is Leonard with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Serge Ibaka with 1.1 per game.

Injury Report

Jazz:

Mike Conley: Day To Day (Hamstring)

Clippers:

Serge Ibaka: Out For Season (Back),

Kawhi Leonard: Out (Knee)