Brooklyn Nets (13-25, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (9-28, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jazz -3.5; over/under is 214.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah comes into the matchup against Brooklyn as losers of three straight games.
The Jazz are 2-14 on their home court. Utah allows 117.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.9 points per game.
The Nets are 8-13 in road games. Brooklyn is 3-16 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Jazz's 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.3 more made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Nets allow. The Nets' 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than the Jazz have allowed to their opponents (47.7%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton is averaging 18.1 points and 3.9 assists for the Jazz.
Nic Claxton is averaging 9.8 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 112.8 points, 48.0 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 101.6 points, 41.3 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.6 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Keyonte George: day to day (heel), Johnny Juzang: day to day (hand), John Collins: day to day (hip), Jordan Clarkson: out (plantar ), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula), Brice Sensabaugh: day to day (illness).
Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Dariq Whitehead: day to day (concussion), D'Angelo Russell: out (calf), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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