Utah Jazz (10-30, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (11-32, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -8; over/under is 226.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans comes into a matchup against Utah as winners of three straight games.
The Pelicans have gone 5-19 against Western Conference teams. New Orleans is 4-20 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Jazz are 3-23 in conference play. Utah has a 5-16 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Pelicans average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer makes per game than the Jazz allow (14.4). The Jazz's 45.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.5 percentage points lower than the Pelicans have given up to their opponents (48.3%).
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ McCollum is averaging 21.6 points and 3.8 assists for the Pelicans.
Walker Kessler is averaging 10.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks for the Jazz.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 6-4, averaging 116.3 points, 44.1 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 9.0 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points per game.
Jazz: 3-7, averaging 113.1 points, 45.2 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.2 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Yves Missi: out (illness), Brandon Ingram: day to day (ankle), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder).
Jazz: Johnny Juzang: day to day (hand), Walker Kessler: day to day (rest), John Collins: day to day (hip), Micah Potter: day to day (illness), Lauri Markkanen: day to day (back), Jordan Clarkson: out (plantar ), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
