Cleveland Cavaliers – Utah Jazz: Spida vs his old team
On paper this Cavaliers‑Jazz game should be an offensive fest. Two teams that can run, pile on points and play without overthinking. But recent form hints at a different script — especially for the Cavs, who’re still hunting the balance between flash and control.
Cleveland Cavaliers: don’t get caught out at home 
Even if the season so far looks disappointing, the Cavaliers are in decent form — five wins in their last seven. Capable of the best, like that big win over Minnesota (146-134), they’ve also exposed defensive holes, notably in the loss to Detroit (110-114). The offense is clicking, sometimes brilliantly, but Cleveland still pays dearly for the smallest lapse at the other end.
At home the Ohio side remain solid. With 14 wins in 23 games at Rocket Arena, J.B. Bickerstaff’s men lean on a well-oiled collective and one of the league’s top scoring outputs. Donovan Mitchell keeps setting the pace, backed by Darius Garland, while Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen bring real control inside. Against an Utah team that loves to play fast and score a lot, the Cavaliers could choose to slow the pace, focus on spacing and defensive discipline, and avoid turning this into a shootout — the kind of game the Jazz usually win.
Utah Jazz: limit the damage 
The Jazz season is unravelling. One week they were still in the Play‑In race; now they’ve lost six of seven, capped by a 55‑point humiliation to the Hornets (95-150), the second‑worst defeat in franchise history. To top it off, Utah are dreadful on the road (4-13), while the Cavs handle home fine (14-9).
Still, given Utah’s defensive struggles (127.3 points allowed per game), their only shot is to drag Cleveland into an offensive war. Risky, when you know the opposition can pile on points, but Lauri Markkanen’s return should give Utah a better chance to hang around. To pull off a win at Rocket Mortgage Arena they’ll have to avoid offensive droughts and limit the damage on defense.
NBA Pick Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz
Under 251,5 points
The Cavaliers start as heavy favorites. They’re at home, in form, and face the league’s worst defense in a rough patch. Even though Utah and Cleveland can both score, the total looks very high, and Cleveland’s defense should do enough to blunt the Jazz’s weapons. In that context the Cavaliers should create a gap early and win comfortably at home.
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