Who’s Playing
Utah @ Orlando
Current Records: Utah 31-35; Orlando 27-39
What to Know
This Thursday, the Utah Jazz are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 117.21 points per contest. They will take on the Orlando Magic at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at Amway Center. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W.’
It was all tied up 59-59 at halftime, but the Jazz were not quite the Dallas Mavericks’ equal in the second half when they met on Tuesday. Utah fell just short of Dallas by a score of 120-116. One thing holding Utah back was the mediocre play of small forward Ochai Agbaji, who did not have his best game: he finished with only six points on 2-for-11 shooting in his 25 minutes on the court.
Meanwhile, Orlando received a tough blow on Tuesday as they fell 134-123 to the Milwaukee Bucks. Orlando’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of point guard Cole Anthony, who had 23 points in addition to five boards, and center Moe Wagner, who had 18 points along with eight rebounds. Anthony’s performance made up for a slower matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
The Jazz are expected to lose this next one by 3.5. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 18-7 against the spread when expected to lose.
Utah came out on top in a nail-biter against the Magic in the teams’ previous meeting in January, sneaking past 112-108. The rematch might be a little tougher for Utah since the squad won’t have home-court advantage. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Amway Center — Orlando, Florida
- TV: ATTSN Rocky Mountain
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $14.14
Odds
The Magic are a 3.5-point favorite against the Jazz, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Magic as a 3-point favorite.
Over/Under: -113
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Series History
Utah have won 11 out of their last 15 games against Orlando.
- Jan 13, 2023 – Utah 112 vs. Orlando 108
- Feb 11, 2022 – Utah 114 vs. Orlando 99
- Nov 07, 2021 – Orlando 107 vs. Utah 100
- Apr 03, 2021 – Utah 137 vs. Orlando 91
- Feb 27, 2021 – Utah 124 vs. Orlando 109
- Jan 04, 2020 – Utah 109 vs. Orlando 96
- Dec 17, 2019 – Utah 109 vs. Orlando 102
- Jan 09, 2019 – Utah 106 vs. Orlando 93
- Dec 15, 2018 – Orlando 96 vs. Utah 89
- Mar 05, 2018 – Utah 94 vs. Orlando 80
- Nov 18, 2017 – Utah 125 vs. Orlando 85
- Jan 14, 2017 – Utah 114 vs. Orlando 107
- Nov 11, 2016 – Utah 87 vs. Orlando 74
- Dec 03, 2015 – Orlando 103 vs. Utah 94
- Nov 13, 2015 – Orlando 102 vs. Utah 93
