3rd Quarter Report
The Jazz and the Spurs have shown up to the match, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 53-47, the Jazz have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more quarter to play.
The Jazz entered the contest with five straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it six. Can they turn things around, or will the Spurs hand them another loss? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz
Current Records: San Antonio 1-3, Utah 0-4
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Delta Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
- TV: FanDuel SN – Southwest
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $2.00
What to Know
The Spurs and the Jazz are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the San Antonio Spurs will head out on the road to face off against the Utah Jazz at 9:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Delta Center. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
The Spurs are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 221, but even that wound up being too high. They fell 105-93 to the Thunder on Wednesday. San Antonio has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, the Jazz’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. The matchup between them and the Kings wasn’t particularly close, with the Jazz falling 113-96. Utah was down 90-66 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
San Antonio’s loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Utah, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: The Spurs have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 50.5 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like the Jazz struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging 46.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
The Spurs are hoping to beat the odds on Thursday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. This contest will be their fifth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 2-2 against the spread).
Odds
Utah is a slight 2-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Jazz as a 2.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 223.5 points.
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Series History
Utah and San Antonio both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Mar 27, 2024 – San Antonio 118 vs. Utah 111
- Feb 25, 2024 – Utah 128 vs. San Antonio 109
- Dec 26, 2023 – Utah 130 vs. San Antonio 118
- Mar 29, 2023 – Utah 128 vs. San Antonio 117
- Feb 28, 2023 – San Antonio 102 vs. Utah 94
- Feb 25, 2023 – Utah 118 vs. San Antonio 102
- Dec 26, 2022 – San Antonio 126 vs. Utah 122
- Mar 11, 2022 – San Antonio 104 vs. Utah 102
- Dec 27, 2021 – Utah 110 vs. San Antonio 104
- Dec 17, 2021 – San Antonio 128 vs. Utah 126
