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Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets
The Utah Jazz will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 227.
The Rockets were a 127-117 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bulls. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (244) made winners of OVER bettors.
Utah lost its last outing, a 113-97 result against the Mavericks on March 21. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +14-point underdog, while the 210 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Utah:
Team record: 29-41 SU,37-33 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Utah is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Utah is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Houston:
Team record: 34-35 SU,38-29-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Houston is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
Utah home to Dallas Monday, March 25
Houston home to Portland Monday, March 25