The 18-42 Jazz will be hosting the 37-24 Nuggets tonight, and the Jazz will be without the majority of their starting lineup.
It’s the top of the West versus the bottom tonight. The Nuggets are 11.5 point favorites over the Jazz, with the over/under set at 243.5 points. Here are some top prop bet picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s matchup.
Jazz vs. Nuggets prop bet picks
Nikola Jokic Over 10.5 Assists (-118)
The Jazz are dead last in opponent APG, conceding 30.5 per game, which illustrates how poor their defense is doing this season. They’re also posting the lowest DEFRTG this season with 120.7. Jokic’s recent baseline has also been steady, with 103 assists over his last 10 games (10.3 APG). Utah’s frontcourt injuries also restrict their ability to hamper Jokic; they’ll be without Walker Kessler, Jaren Jackson Jr., Lauri Markkanen, and Jusuf Nurkic. As long as there’s not a blowout tonight, Jokic should easily exceed 10.5 dimes tonight.
Jamal Murray O 24.5 Points (-122)
Murray should have a nice, easy, and efficient scoring night against this defense. The Jazz get lit up by opposing back courts in general, conceding 31.6 PPG to opponent shooting guards this season. Jamal Murray isn’t a SG, but he scores like one. He’s also been trending close to this line with 23.9 PPG over the last 10 games.
Nikola Jokic Over 12.5 Rebounds
Not only are the Jazz conceding a ton of points and assists, but they’re also conceding rebounds. They’re giving up 54.4 ORPG this season and now they’re without the vast majority of their frontcourt players. Jokic is coming off four straight double-digit rebounding games, peaking as high as 20 rebounds. He’s one, if not the best rebounder in the league at the moment and the Jazz don’t have enough size in the front court tonight to contest him at the rim for boards.
