Who is playing
Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs
Current records: Utah 3-11, San Antonio 7-8
How to watch
- When: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8 pm ET
- Where: Frost Bank Center – San Antonio, Texas
- TV: FanDuel SN – Southwest
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $5.40
What to know
The Jazz and Spurs are 5-5 against each other since March 2022, but not for long. The Utah Jazz will remain on the road on Thursday to take on the San Antonio Spurs at 8:00 pm ET at the Frost Bank Center. The Jazz are expected to lose this game by three points, so we’ll see if that gives them some motivation.
Last Tuesday, the Jazz came within striking distance, but couldn’t close the gap and fell 124-118 to the Lakers. Utah was down 97-75 at the end of the third quarter, which was too much to recover from.
Lauri Markkanen gave a good effort for the losing team, going 9 of 16 and adding 25 points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, the Spurs didn’t have much breathing room in their game against the Thunder on Tuesday, but still managed a 110-104 victory.
The Spurs worked as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. They easily outscored their opponents in that department, as the Thunder only recorded 24.
Utah dropped its record to 3-11 with the loss, which was its third in a row on the road. As for San Antonio, their victory raised their record to 7-8.
While only the Spurs took care of their fans last time they played, both teams pleased bettors by covering the spread. As for their next game, they are expected to win a close contest, barring the buzzer. This contest will be Utah’s 12th straight as underdogs (they’re 5-6 against the spread so far this stretch).
The Jazz barely edged out the Spurs in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 111-110. Will the Jazz repeat their success or do the Spurs have a better game plan this time? We will know very soon.
Odd
San Antonio is a 3-point favorite against Utah, according to the latest report NBA Odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game started with the Spurs as 4-point favorites.
The over/under is 223.5 points.
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History of the series
San Antonio and Utah have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- November 9, 2024 – Utah 111 vs. San Antonio 110
- October 31, 2024 – San Antonio 106 vs. Utah 88
- March 27, 2024 – San Antonio 118 vs. Utah 111
- February 25, 2024 – Utah 128 vs. San Antonio 109
- December 26, 2023 – Utah 130 vs. San Antonio 118
- March 29, 2023 – Utah 128 vs. San Antonio 117
- February 28, 2023 – San Antonio 102 vs. Utah 94
- February 25, 2023: Utah 118 vs. San Antonio 102
- December 26, 2022: San Antonio 126 vs. Utah 122
- March 11, 2022: San Antonio 104 vs. Utah 102
