Atlanta Hawks (29-36) vs. Utah Jazz (28-37)
March 15, 2024, 9:30 p.m. EDT
The line: Utah Jazz -1.5; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Utah Jazz will host the Atlanta Hawks at the Delta Center on Friday night.
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Hawks are in good shape having won five of their last nine games overall, but they are hoping to avoid a third straight loss at this point after being beaten by the Trail Blazers in a road loss 106-102 Wednesday. . Dejounte Murray led the team with 40 points on 15 of 29 shooting, Clint Capela added 13 points with 14 rebounds on six of nine shooting while De’Andre Hunter chipped in with 11 points off the bench, but none No other player finished in double figures in scoring. . As a team, the Hawks shot 43 percent from the field and 14 of 39 from the 3-point line as they looked in top form when they held the Trail Blazers to just 17 points in the first quarter to took an early 16. point lead, but they let all their hard work go to waste in the third quarter where they went down by 35 points to trail the rest of the way.
Utah Jazz
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz are in terrible shape as they have lost 11 of their last 13 games overall and they are hoping to stop a three-game skid after being routed by the Celtics in a 123- 107 Tuesday. Keyonte George led the team with 26 points and six assists on nine of 17 shooting, Jordan Clarkson added 21 points coming off the bench while Collin Sexton chipped in with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Jazz shot 47 percent from the field and 15 of 32 from the 3-point line as they showed plenty of fight to cut an early 22-point deficit to just two points at the third quarter, to then go on the ice. cold when it mattered most and scoring just 16 points in the fourth quarter to give the Celtics a late run.
Atlanta vs. Utah Free Prediction
The Hawks are still missing Jalen Johnson, Trae Young and Saddiq Bey to name a few, while the Jazz are still without Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen. The Hawks come into this one coming off a disappointing loss to the Trail Blazers, but they were on a hot streak before that loss, while the Jazz are still mired in their worst slump of the season as they’ve only won two of their matches. last few games and he is still missing two of his best players. This should be a close contest, but it’s tough to top the Hawks in this spot as they should be good enough to take advantage of this flagging Jazz team.
