NBA Handicapping: Jazz vs Nuggets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets will meet on the court at Pepsi Center on Wednesday. Oddsmakers currently have the Nuggets listed as 7-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Jazz defeated Denver 117-106 as a 2.5-point favorite in Game 4 of this Western Conference first-round series on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (212.5). Carlos Boozer scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Utah, while Deron Williams added 24 points and 13 assists in the win. Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 39 points to go with 11 rebounds for Denver and Kenyon Martin had 14 points and nine rebounds. Team records: Utah: 53-29 SU, 49-30-3 ATS Denver: 53-29 SU, 34-42-6 ATS Utah most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Denver are 5-5 After playing Denver are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Denver most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Utah are 6-4 After playing Utah are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Denver Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Denver The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver Utah is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Utah Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Utah Denver is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home Next up: Utah home to Denver, Friday, April 30 Denver at Utah, Friday, April 30