Who’s Playing
Utah @ Detroit
Current Records: Utah 17-16; Detroit 8-24
What to Know
This Tuesday, the Utah Jazz are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 116.18 points per game. They might have tired legs after a contest yesterday as they head on the road against the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 20 at Little Caesars Arena. Utah won’t have the home-court advantage, but they do enjoy a 3.5-point advantage in the spread.
The Jazz found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unfortunate 122-99 punch to the gut against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Utah was down 90-71 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Small forward Lauri Markkanen put forth a good effort for the losing side as he had 24 points along with six boards.
Meanwhile, it was close but no cigar for Detroit as they fell 124-121 to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Detroit was up 71-54 at the end of the half but couldn’t hold on to the lead. The losing side was boosted by small forward Bojan Bogdanovic, who had 26 points.
Utah is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Pistons Nov. 23 easily too and instead slipped up with a 125-116. In other words, don’t count Detroit out just yet.
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Little Caesars Arena — Detroit, Michigan
- TV: ATTSN Rocky Mountain
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $15.00
Odds
The Jazz are a 3.5-point favorite against the Pistons, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -109
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Series History
Utah have won 11 out of their last 15 games against Detroit.
- Nov 23, 2022 – Detroit 125 vs. Utah 116
- Jan 21, 2022 – Utah 111 vs. Detroit 101
- Jan 10, 2022 – Detroit 126 vs. Utah 116
- Feb 02, 2021 – Utah 117 vs. Detroit 105
- Jan 10, 2021 – Utah 96 vs. Detroit 86
- Mar 07, 2020 – Utah 111 vs. Detroit 105
- Dec 30, 2019 – Utah 104 vs. Detroit 81
- Jan 14, 2019 – Utah 100 vs. Detroit 94
- Jan 05, 2019 – Utah 110 vs. Detroit 105
- Mar 13, 2018 – Utah 110 vs. Detroit 79
- Jan 24, 2018 – Utah 98 vs. Detroit 95
- Mar 15, 2017 – Utah 97 vs. Detroit 83
- Jan 13, 2017 – Utah 110 vs. Detroit 77
- Jan 25, 2016 – Detroit 95 vs. Utah 92
- Oct 28, 2015 – Detroit 92 vs. Utah 87
