Milwaukee Bucks (33-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (24-26, 10th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Jazz -1; over/under is 247.5
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee faces the Utah Jazz after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 48 points in the Bucks' 129-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Jazz are 15-7 in home games. Utah is the top team in the Western Conference with 54.4 points in the paint led by Lauri Markkanen averaging 8.6.
The Bucks have gone 12-11 away from home. Milwaukee ranks third in the Eastern Conference shooting 37.8% from 3-point range.
The Jazz are shooting 47.1% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 47.4% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks average 124.0 points per game, 4.0 more than the 120.0 the Jazz give up.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Jazz won the last meeting 132-116 on Jan. 9. Markkanen scored 21 points to help lead the Jazz to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markkanen is scoring 23.6 points per game with 8.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 22.3 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 50.3% over the last 10 games for Utah.
Damian Lillard is scoring 25.2 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Bucks. Brook Lopez is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 4-6, averaging 124.1 points, 46.4 rebounds, 29.9 assists, 4.8 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.6 points per game.
Bucks: 6-4, averaging 122.0 points, 43.1 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.9 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: None listed.
Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.: day to day (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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