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The Houston Rockets will travel to Utah to take on the Jazz as 14.5 point dogs. The Jazz are (3-7 ATS) as home favorites of 12.5 to 18 points however the Rockets are (8-2 ATS) as a road dog of 12.5 to 18 points. The road team in this series is (9-1 ATS) in the L10 meetings and the Rockets have covered 7 straight against the Jazz when playing as a road dog. The Jazz also fall in a bad system of teams off 2+ consecutive covers as a favorite with a .600 to .750 win percentage playing a team below .400 (22-55 ATS) L5 seasons.
Pick: HOUSTON ROCKETS +14.5