Who is playing
Philadelphia 76ers @ Utah Jazz
Current records: Philadelphia 11-17, Utah 7-22
How to watch
- When: Saturday December 28, 2024 at 9:30 pm ET
- Where: Delta Center – Salt Lake City, Utah
- TV: KJZZ-TV 14
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $20.00
What to know
After five away games, the Jazz return home. They and the Philadelphia 76ers will complete the year against each other at 9:30 pm ET on Saturday at the Delta Center. The Jazz are expected to lose this game by 6.5 points, so we’ll see if that gives them a little motivation.
The Jazz head into the showdown after suffering their closest loss since Oct. 23 on Thursday. They lost 122-120 to the Trail Blazers on a last-minute jump shot by Scoot Henderson. The loss hurts even more as Utah was up 70-55 with 8:21 left in the third.
The losing team was fueled by Lauri Markkanen, who was 8-of-14 and scored 25 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, the 76ers beat the Celtics 118-114 on Wednesday. The victory marked back-to-back victories for Philadelphia.
Several players turned in solid performances to lead the 76ers to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyrese Maxey, who had a double-double with 33 points and 12 assists. Maxey’s night makes it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points. The team also received help courtesy of Caleb Martin, who went 7-of-9 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points.
Although they won, the 76ers struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. They are 1-2 when they can’t control their own glass like that.
Utah has been struggling recently, losing 14 of its last 18 games, making a notable dent in its 7-22 record this season. As for Philadelphia, they’re on a roll lately: They’ve won four of their last five games, giving a nice boost to their 11-17 record this season.
While only the 76ers took care of their fans the last time they played, both teams pleased bettors by covering the spread. Looking ahead, the 76ers are the favorites in this one, as experts expect to see them win by 6.5 points. This contest will be Utah’s 22nd straight as underdogs (so far this stretch they are 11-10 against the spread).
The Jazz couldn’t finish off the 76ers in their previous matchup in February and fell 127-124. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maxey, who went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to 51 points. Back with a vengeance, can the Jazz stop him this time? Check CBSSports.com after the game to find out.
Odd
Philadelphia is a solid 6.5-point favorite against Utah, at last report. NBA Odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game began with the 76ers as 6-point favorites.
The over/under is 223 points.
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History of the series
Utah and Philadelphia have five wins in their last 10 games.
- February 1, 2024 – Philadelphia 127 vs. Utah 124
- January 6, 2024: Utah 120 vs. Philadelphia 109
- January 14, 2023: Philadelphia 118 vs. Utah 117
- November 13, 2022: Philadelphia 105 vs. Utah 98
- December 9, 2021: Utah 118 vs. Philadelphia 96
- November 16, 2021: Utah 120 vs. Philadelphia 85
- March 3, 2021: Philadelphia 131 vs. Utah 123
- February 15, 2021: Utah 134 vs. Philadelphia 123
- December 2, 2019 – Philadelphia 103 vs. Utah 94
- November 6, 2019 – Utah 106 vs. Philadelphia 104
