Utah Jazz vs. Indiana Pacers
The Utah Jazz have been struggling since early December, but at home, they are enjoying plenty of success. The Jazz open a four-game homestand Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers, looking to bounce back from another difficult loss.
Utah (18-17) fell 103-89 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday in a bid for its third straight win. The Jazz began the season 13-5, but have since gone 5-12. Eleven of those games were on the road, however, and Utah hopes a favorable stretch over the remainder of the month will provide a chance to regain some momentum. This is the final meeting between Utah and Indiana (16-19). The Pacers won 117-97 on Nov. 17, and are looking to sweep the series for the second time in three seasons.
Indiana opened its five-game road trip with a 112-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday - its sixth loss in the last seven games. The Pacers play eight of their next 10 on the road, where they are 8-10 and have dropped five straight. They trailed by two at the end of the first half, but were outscored 35-19 in the third quarter. After a brief charge against the Lakers' reserves to close within seven midway through the fourth quarter, the Pacers allowed 16 straight points.
My opinion is that Utah will trash Indiana as Lakers did and Phoenix will do in their next game. If Tinsley will not play this will be even much easier. So medium stakes on -8 points as Jazz have to revenge their last big lose to Pacers from Indiana.