A decent sized slate of NBA betting options today and we’ll take a look at the matchup between the Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors from the Air Canada Centre.  At the moment, the Raptors are hanging on to the 8th and final playoff spot in the East with Chicago just 2 1/2 games behind.  The rest of the conference has already started tanking games to get them more lottery balls so the Bulls are the Raptors’ only real concern.  Utah is in 4th place out West just 1 game behind Dallas and Denver who are tied for 2nd.  Jazz have maintained their solid play of late, winning 7 of their last 10 games.

UTAH JAZZ VS. TORONTO RAPTORS:

The biggest improvement the Jazz have made this year is their ability to win on the road.  In years past, Utah would have a great home record and a horrible road record.  This year they’re still good at home but they’ve been at or above .500 on the road for much of the year.  Currently, they’re at 17-17 SU away from Salt Lake City’s Energy Solutions Arena and their pointspread record on the road is even better at 19-14 ATS.  They’ve also taken care of business against teams they’re ‘supposed’ to beat, going 37-11 SU/35-11 ATS as a favorite.  Utah has dominated the Eastern Conference this year going 19-7 SU/18-7-1 ATS.

Toronto’s form isn’t particularly good right now, and especially their performance against the pointspread.  They’ve won and covered two straight but have only cashed sports betting tickets in 3 of their last 15 games.  They’re 14-23 ATS as an underdog this year, and are 1-7 ATS against the Northwest Division.  Jazz have won and covered 5 straight against the Raptors and 8 of 12 in Toronto.  We’ll back the Jazz as road favorites here.

PLAY UTAH -3 OVER TORONTO