Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 10/19/2022 Picks Predictions

Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz 10/19/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Denver Nuggets will be starting the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season on the road at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday evening.

The Nuggets ended the preseason on flying colors riding on a three-game winning streak following their seven-point victory over the Golden State Warriors at 119-112 improving their standing to 3-2 in the preseason.

Denver played good offense in the preseason closing match tallying 50.7% of their shots on the field to compile 119 points including the final 63 points in the second half of the match.

SF Michael Porter Jr. joined forces with the league’s two-time MVP Center Nikola Jokic in strengthening the Nuggets’ starting unit with 17 points apiece while PG Bones Hyland generated a team-high 18 points in 17 minutes off the bench.

PF Aaron Gordon controlled the board for Denver with 12 rebounds and dished out a team-high 7 assists while completing a double-double after scoring 11 points in the win.

The Denver Nuggets are 2-4 ATS and 1-5 SU in their last 6 contests played while the totals went OVER in 5 of the Nuggets’ last 6 matches.

Denver is 1-4 against the spread and 0-5 SU in its last 5 games versus Utah while the totals went OVER in 4 of the Nuggets’ last 5 road outings.

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Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Predictions 10/19/2022

The Utah Jazz will be starting the regular season on their home court after closing the preseason with a below-par performance at 1-3.

Utah lost two contests in a row including their recent 14-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks at 101-115 on October 14. The Jazz had issues in implementing their defensive strategy.

The team allowed the Mavericks to convert 44.7% FG shooting and 36.2% coming from the rainbow territory to generate 115 points in the match.

Utah’s offense was excellent after completing 45.1% from the long-range but committed a horrible 36 turnovers in the game resulting in their loss.

PF Lauri Markkanen carried the load for the Jazz after finishing with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds after connecting 9 of his 13 shooting attempts after sweating the floor for 29 productive minutes.

Walker Kessler and SF Rudy Gay scored a combined 28 points off the bench in reinforcing the offense for Utah.

The Utah Jazz is 0-5 against the spread and 1-4 straight up in their last 5 matches played while the totals went UNDER in 6 of the Jazz’s last 8 contests.

The totals went OVER in 10 of Utah’s last 15 games versus Denver and the Jazz is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home outings.

Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz. The NBA Pick for this contest is Denver -7.5. The Nuggets still have momentum after winning their recent three preseason games while the Jazz struggled with only one win and finished the preseason with a two-game losing streak.

Denver still has their core players while Utah is still trying to work things out with its improvised roster. Prediction: The Denver Nuggets will win 113-97.

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