Utah Jazz vs Toronto Raptors Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 18/11/2021, 07:23  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 18/11/2021 at 09:09 in NBA Predictions

Utah Jazz are top of the Western Conference Northwest Division. It's a tight battle with Denver and Portland and they'll want to get a home win against Toronto Raptors. Utah are 9-5 for the season and that puts them third overall in the conference. They need to keep winning though as Utah are above Denver who are also 9-5 and Portland 8-8. Denver play Philadelphia at the same time as Utah take on Toronto, so they'll most likely need to win this match to stay top. Utah have won five of their seven home matches this season. They won their first three of the season but their last four have seen two wins and two losses. Their most recent match saw them beat Philadelphia at home by 35 points.

Toronto are bottom of the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 7-8 season record. That has them in 10th place overall in the conference, so they could well make it into postseason. Those hopes were higher when Toronto had a 6-3 season record. Their form has dipped in recent weeks with only one win in six games. Utah can take advantage of this poor run of form for Toronto. Back Utah to win and cover a points spread of five points.