Los Angeles Clippers at Utah Jazz - 6/8/21 NBA Picks and Prediction
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Utah Jazz (56-21) vs Los Angeles Clippers (51-28)
Game Info: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10:00 pm (Vivint Smart Home Arena)
Betting Odds: Utah Jazz -4 -- Over/Under: 220.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz meet Tuesday in game one of the NBA Second Round Playoffs at the Vivint Arena. The Clippers are coming off a seven-game series with the Mavericks. The Jazz are coming off a five-game series with the Grizzlies.
The Los Angeles Clippers are averaging 111.1 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 106 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard is averaging 32.1 points and 7.9 rebounds while Paul George is averaging 23.6 points and nine rebounds. Reggie Jackson is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Morris Sr. is grabbing four rebounds. The Los Angeles Clippers are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 84.1 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Clippers are allowing 38.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42 rebounds per game.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 123.4 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 115 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 28.5 points and 5.8 assists while Jordan Clarkson is averaging 18.6 points and 1.4 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Conley is dishing 8.6 assists. The Utah Jazz are shooting 40.6 percent from beyond the arc and 84.7 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.6 rebounds per game.
The Clippers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Jazz are 25-12 ATS in their last 37 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 16-6-1 in Clippers last 23 overall. The over is 5-0 in Jazz last 5 overall. The Clippers are 8-20-1 ATS in the last 29 meetings in Utah and 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
The Clippers are off a wacky seven-game series with the Mavs and now are being thrown into a new series against the best team in the league. The Clippers showed flashes in that series, but they didn't play consistent enough to buy what they're selling. The Utah Jazz had the best record in the regular season and always found another gear in their opening playoff series to push away the fiesta Grizzlies. I need to see the Clippers play better before I can get behind them here. Give me the Jazz and the reasonable chalk.
Randy’s Pick Utah Jazz -4
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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