Jazz vs Nets prediction NBA · Thursday, December 4
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (5-16) host the Utah Jazz (7-13) on Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 123 – Nets 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Nets are 1-9 at home and the Jazz are 1-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Nets and 4-6 for the Jazz (current streaks: Nets W2, Jazz W1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Nets 116 – 115 Jazz, a margin of about 0.4 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Nets played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Jazz's offense (116.0 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.7 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHBKN
Top performers
Jazz
Lauri MarkkanenF · #2330pts / game
Keyonte GeorgeG · #310assistsLauri MarkkanenF · #238reboundsNets
Noah ClowneyF · #2129pts / game
Nic ClaxtonC · #94assists
Danny WolfF · #29reboundsRecent form
UTAHBKN
UTAH
Team comparison
| UTAH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 7-13 | Record | 5-16 |
| 116.0 | Points scored / game | 107.6 |
| 123.8 | Points allowed / game | 115.7 |
| -6.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.9 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 1-7 road | Home / road record | 1-9 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Nets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.