*NBA(1u): Jazz -3.5(-110) @ Pacers–6:10 PM CT
The Jazz are short favorites after some uncertainty on their roster outlook, but as I expected, Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic are both IN for this game. They didn’t play last night in Toronto, likely because they didn’t want to risk having to adhere to Canada’s quarantine rules if one of those guys were to test positive. Each of those guys played just a few nights ago in a win in Denver, so I wouldn’t expect any rust for either one of them tonight. Their status was the only thing I was waiting on because this Pacers team is a straight fade for me right now. Indiana has lost 6 straight games and 7 of their last 8; since December 10th, their only 2 wins have come against the Rockets and Pistons. Malcolm Brogdon should be back tonight, but he won’t be at his sharpest after missing nearly 3 weeks with an Achilles injury. Aside from that, Domantas Sabonis is basically a one man show out there with Myles Turner often playing himself out of games(just 4 rebounds against the Nets last time out). I’d group the Pacers right along with the Blazers as teams that I’m looking to play against nearly every game right now; with Mitchell and Bogdanovic fresh after skipping last night’s game, I think the Jazz take care of business tonight.
