Jazz -2 – The Bucks just simply are not a very good team without Jrue Holiday. They lost their last two games at home to the T-Wolves and Spurs without him by an average of 6 points.
We also don’t know how the the Bucks will deal with Rudy Gobert without Robin Lopez who is also out for this game. You can put Giannis on him but that gives the Jazz shooters much less length to deal with on the perimeter.
The Jazz are on the third and final game of a road trip and this will be their third game in four nights. But, the starters didn’t play all too many minutes against Houston-and they will likely want to bounce back after having been given their first lost by the Bulls last night.
We should also mention that Mike Conley is questionable for Utah. This doesn’t really concern me, though-because even though they are a better team with him-when he doesn’t play Donovan Mitchell just slides over into the point guard position.
Final.
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— 👻Boo-tah Jazz👻 (@utahjazz) October 31, 2021
Hornets ML – We see some fluctuation on this line and rightfully so. Hornets are at home against a Portland team who haven’t been known as a road team. Last year they lost at CHO who were less experienced. Now Rozier is coming back and with a great offense under their belt, the Hornets have great value as today’s dog to win.
Player Props:
Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks
Harrison Barnes Over 25.5 PR @1.80 (or -125) on Bet365
Harrison Barnes remains perfect in terms of going over 25.5 PR this season (5 of 5 now). We expected his PR line to jump to 28.5 points and rebounds from 25.5 PR. Barnes has now recorded 30, 31, 31, 40 and 45 in 5 separate games. However, the line remains at 25.5 which means it is time to ride Harrison Barnes once again.
Barnes currently averages 25 PTS and 10.4 REBS, generating an average PR of 35.4 per game. Yet again, this makes over 25.5 look like a steal. This over was cash twice last year as Barnes averaged 21.5 PTS and 5.5 REBS (that’s 27 PR per game) against the Dallas Mavericks. Kristaps Porziņģis may be out for tonight’s match, allowing Barnes more rebounding and scoring opportunities against the already struggling Mavericks.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets
Miles Bridges Over 26.5 PR @1.90 (or -111) on Bet365
Miles Bridges has been a surprise Most Improved Player candidate this season. After a seemingly ordinary opener against the Indiana Pacers (in terms of stats), Bridges has recorded over 27 points and rebounds in his last 5 games. His PR numbers so far this season are 30, 37, 35, 41, 37, and 21, therefore averaging a PR of 33.5 per game. Without counting his game against the Pacers, he is averaging 36 PR per game and has yet to score under 20 points since then.
Averaging 25.5 PPG this season (28PPG if we don’t count the Pacers game), Bridges has yet to record less than 6 rebounds this season, and I expect him to grab more than his average of 8 rebounds tonight against a Trail Blazers offense that involves a lot of shooting. Bridges will be tasked with rebounding against forwards Robert Covington and Larry Nance Jr. Both players for Portland have not grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds this season (Nance Jr. had 3 against the Grizzlies, but Jaren Jackson Jr. and Steven Adams were in foul trouble).