Rockets-Jazz Who Will Cover?

The Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a playoff win on Thursday when they battle at EnergySolutions Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 9-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Deron Williams dropped 22 points as the Jazz defeated the Rockets 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 series lead in their Western Conference quartefinals series.

Utah covered as 2-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 184-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Jazz, who got 13 points and seven boards from Carlos Boozer in the upset.

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists, while Bobby Jackson scored 18 points for the Rockets.

Team records:
Houston: 55-27 SU, 47-33-2 ATS
Utah: 54-28 SU, 46-36 ATS

Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Utah are 5-5
After playing Utah are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Utah most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston's last 23 games when playing on the road against Utah
Houston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Utah is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Houston

Next up:
Houston at Utah, Saturday, April 26
Utah home to Houston, Saturday, April 26

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