Game Preview: Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons will host the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The Pistons beat the Jazz 125-116 as a 11.5-point road underdog on November 23.
Jazz have dropped two straight by 20+
Utah is 18-15 against the spread and the over/under is 17-16. After losing to the Milwaukee Bucks 123-97 on Saturday, the Jazz lost to the Cavaliers 122-99 on Monday night. Cleveland outshot the Jazz 61.4% to 38.7% from the floor and 57.7% to 29.4% from three-point range. Former Cavalier Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson led the losing effort with 24 and 23 points, respectively. After a hot 10-3 start to the season, Utah is 7-13 in its last 20 games.
The Jazz are third in offensive rating for the season but just 17th over the last five games. Defensively Utah is 25th for the season and 23rd over the previous five games. Markkanen leads the team with 22.3 ppg and 8.3 rebounds, followed by Jordan Clarkson with 20 ppg.
Growing pains
The Detroit Pistons are 16-13-3 against the spread and the over/under is 18-13-1. They will be wrapping up a three-game homestand after losing to the Sacramento Kings 122-113 on Friday and 124-121 on Sunday to the Brooklyn Nets. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 26 points but could not lead them past Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combing for 81 points on 27 for 45 shooting from the floor.
The Pistons are 27th in offensive rating and 20th defensively. Over the last five games, they are 12th in offensive rating and 27th on the defensive side of the ball. Bogdanovic leads the team with 21.3 ppg this season, followed by rookie Jaden Ivey with 15 ppg.