Houston has beaten the Jazz the last three meetings, including winning the last two by an average of nearly 30 points. The Rockets shot 50.5 percent in Game 1 and seven players scored in double figures led by James Harden with 29 points and Clint Capela added 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Houston defense held Utah to 39.0 percent overall and 7-of-27 from three-point range. The Rockets are now 7-1 ATS their last eight games as they attempt to peak at the right time and the Jazz is 4-9-1 ATS the last 14 meetings. Also, Houston is 6-0-1 ATS its last seven home contests and the Rockets are 7-3-1 ATS their last 11 versus teams with winning records. Utah has gone OVER eight of its last 11 after a loss of at least 10 points and the Jazz have no choice but to pick it up offensively if it wants to have any chance of winning a game in this series. Play the Rockets and OVER.
This pick was released to clients on April 16, 2019 at 12:28PM ET.
NBA
Utah at Houston
April 17, 2019
9:35 PM Eastern
1 unit on Houston -6.5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1.5 units on Game Total OVER 214 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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