9:10 pm
November 9

Hawks @ Jazz

Who will WIN this matchup?

Atlanta Hawks (4-6)

@ Utah Jazz (7-3)

 

Current odds:

Atlanta Hawks: (+285)

Utah Jazz: (-360)

 

• The spread for the game is Utah by 8 points.

• For the second time in less than a week, the Hawks will match up with the Utah Jazz, who won the first meeting 116-98. This time in Salt Lake City, they will have to go against All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who missed the previous matchup due to a sprained right ankle. Reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson snapped out of a funk to score 30 points on Thursday, leading the Jazz to a victory at Atlanta. Clarkson came into that one having gone 0-for-18 from 3-point range in two outings after having registered at least one made 3-pointer in 99 consecutive regular-season games.

• The Jazz likely will have Mike Conley back in the lineup. The point guard, who had 13 points and 11 assists last week against the Hawks, sat out Utah’s 107-100 loss in Orlando on Sunday for rest as he normally does at least once during back-to-back sets. Neither team has won since playing the matchup last week. The Hawks have dropped four straight — two since that game — while the Jazz have lost two in a row for the first time this season. The Jazz haven’t experienced a three-game skid since playing in the Orlando-area coronavirus bubble in 2020.

• Atlanta has allowed each of its past seven opponents to score between 111 and 127 points while going 1-6. The Jazz scored 77 in the second half in Atlanta, and the Hawks’ slim 65-61 halftime lead evaporated against the Warriors on Monday after Golden State outscored them 41-20 in the third quarter.

• Hawks star Trae Young, who scored 28 points against the Warriors, said his team isn’t about to panic. He recalled how Atlanta started the 2020-21 season at 14-20 and still managed to earn the No. 5 seed in the East for the playoffs.

6/10
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