Is Utah taking advantage?

Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks face each other for the second time in a short time in the NBA. The last duel took place at the end of last month and ended with a comparatively narrow 108:100 home victory for the basket-ballers from Salt Lake City.

The fact that it is basically a balanced pairing can also be seen from the fact that the winners have alternated for four duels.

For the next edition of Utah against Dallas on 07.02.2023, the tip aims for a clearer home victory for the hosts this time with at least a ten-point difference.

Utah Jazz – Statistics & current form

The Utah franchise benefited from the fact that Luca Doncic, the Mavs’ best player, had to miss the game in their latest home win against Dallas.

In addition, Lauri Markkanen once again performed very well for the two-time runners-up from the 1990s. The Finnish centre scored 29 points, the best output of his team, and is basically having the best season of his career.

He was recently rewarded for this by being named an All-Star for the first time. He is one of four debutants at the upcoming All-Star Game, which will also be held in Utah this year, which means the “Finnisher” can look forward to a home advantage on top!

Dallas Mavericks – Statistics & Current Form

Dallas will be without the NBA’s second-best scorer Luca Doncic, just like in their last clash against Utah. The Slovenian has played in games again in the meantime, but was already absent from the game against the champions Golden State and now has to miss another game.

The Mavs are also weak away from home: Dallas has won only nine of the 26 games played away from home. With this record, the basketball players from D-Town only rank fifth-last in the Western Conference in the away rankings.

Utah Jazz – Dallas Mavericks Tip

For the clash between Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks, the tip aims for a home win with a double-digit difference. The visitors are weak away from home and will be in unfamiliar form against the troops of head coach Will Hardy.

With the signing of Kyrie Irving from the Nets, who is yet to play in this game, the Mavericks shipped a few picks in return and two players directly as well.

Hereby point guard Spencer Dinwiddie and power forward Dorian Finney-Smith will be signed in Brooklyn in the future. Against Utah, Dallas will have to do without these two players and even more serious is the loss of top player Luca Doncic.