Denver Nuggets (9-7, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (4-13, 14th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8.5; over/under is 233
BOTTOM LINE: Utah plays Denver in a matchup of Western Conference teams.
The Jazz are 2-12 in Western Conference games. Utah allows 119.1 points and has been outscored by 9.3 points per game.
The Nuggets are 2-2 against Northwest Division teams. Denver averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 3-3 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
The Jazz are shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points lower than the 47.1% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 14.6 per game the Jazz allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is shooting 46.7% and averaging 19.5 points for the Jazz.
Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.7 points, 13.4 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.5 steals for the Nuggets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 3-7, averaging 113.2 points, 42.1 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.7 points per game.
Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 117.3 points, 43.6 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Kyle Filipowski: day to day (leg), Jordan Clarkson: day to day (plantar), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
Nuggets: Peyton Watson: day to day (hip), Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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