Indiana Pacers (23-16, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (21-20, ninth in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Jazz -7.5; over/under is 248.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah comes into a matchup against Indiana as winners of five straight games.
The Jazz are 14-5 in home games. Utah is sixth in the Western Conference scoring 116.4 points while shooting 46.6% from the field.
The Pacers have gone 10-8 away from home. Indiana leads the NBA with 31.1 assists per game led by Tyrese Haliburton averaging 12.4.
The Jazz score 116.4 points per game, 6.8 fewer points than the 123.2 the Pacers allow. The Pacers average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than the Jazz allow.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Pacers won the last matchup 134-118 on Nov. 9. Aaron Nesmith scored 24 points to help lead the Pacers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is averaging 23.7 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 20.4 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
Myles Turner is averaging 17.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the Pacers. Buddy Hield is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Indiana.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 8-2, averaging 125.3 points, 48.1 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points per game.
Pacers: 8-2, averaging 125.5 points, 42.9 rebounds, 32.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 52.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: None listed.
Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton: out (hamstring), Aaron Nesmith: day to day (shin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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