Bobcats-Jazz Preview

The Charlotte Bobcats and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at EnergySolutions Arena.

NewBoDog oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 13-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Bobcats dominated in running the Heat off the court 94-82 last time out. The Bobcats failed to cover the 18-point spread, and the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 192.5.

Gerald Wallace tossed in a game-high 26 points, and Jason Richardson added 24 in the win.

The Jazz got off to a slow start, but roared back in the second half to defeated the SuperSonics 115-101 last time out. The Jazz could not cover the 20-point spread at home, and the 216 points were UNDER the night's posted total of 219.

Carlos Boozer led the way with 26 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double in the win, and Mehmet Okur added 24 points for the Jazz.

Team records:
Charlotte: 25-44 SU, 29-38-2 ATS
Utah: 46-25 SU, 37-34 ATS

Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 1-6
Before playing LA Lakers are 1-6
After playing Miami are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Utah most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing LA Clippers are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing Utah
Utah is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

Next up:
Charlotte at LA Lakers, Wednesday, March 26
Utah home to LA Clippers, Friday, March 28