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Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: preview and win probability

Utah Jazz visit Houston Rockets. Jazz are 0-1 and have gone L-L-W-L-L in their last 5, while Rockets are 1-0 and have gone L-W-W-L-W in their last 5.

Tip Off Live ratings give the edge to Rockets: about 88% to win, with a projected score of Utah Jazz 108, Houston Rockets 120. A win for Jazz would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.

The teams have met 7 times in our recent records. Rockets lead 5-2, and the average margin has been 16.3 points in favor of Rockets.

On the injury report, Jusuf Nurkic (UTA) is listed as out.

Keys to the game

  • Rockets come in with the better recent form (3 wins in their last 5).
  • Home court is worth roughly three points in our model, which helps Rockets.
  • Watch the rotation: 1 player is listed as out across the two teams.

Recent meetings

  • Apr 3: UTA 106, HOU 140
  • Feb 23: UTA 105, HOU 125
  • Dec 1: HOU 125, UTA 133
  • Nov 30: HOU 129, UTA 101
  • Apr 2: UTA 105, HOU 143

Injury report

Utah Jazz
  • Jusuf Nurkic Out · back Nov 4
  • Trey Alexander Day to day · back Oct 23
  • Tony Bradley Day to day · back Oct 23
Houston Rockets
  • Steven Adams Day to day · back Oct 23

Win probability

12%
88%
JazzRockets

Projected score: Jazz 108, Rockets 120

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Matchup at a glance

UTAHOU
Record0-11-0
Last 5LLWLLLWWLW
Points per game103128
Allowed per game123110
Days of rest––
Rating13211572

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