Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz: 3 Best Bets

Jonah Kubicek | Mar 29, 2024

Mar 23, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) handles the ball against Walker Kessler / Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

For the third time this season, the Houston Rockets will take on the Utah Jazz. The Rockets won both of the prior matchups and will look to make it three in a row tonight.

Cam Whitmore, Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams, and Tari Easonare all out for the Rockets. The Jazz won't play Jordon Clarkson, and Lauri Markkanen and Johnny Juzang are both questionable.

Mar 23, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) shoots inside against Utah Jazz / Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

Keep it posted here for our three best bets, powered by the lines at SI Sportsbook.

The Lines

Point spread: Jazz +7.5 (-105)/Rockets -7.5 (-118)

Money line: Jazz (+255)/Rockets (-333)

Over/under: 229.5

Our Picks

Safe pick: Jalen Green OVER 27.5 points (-133)

For the past two weeks, our "safe pick" has mostly remained the same, and why change up a good thing? Jalen Green is yet to come back to Earth, averaging 34.6 points over his last five games while shooting 49.2 percent from deep. Simply put, Utah has no answer for Green.

Opponent pick: Collin Sexton OVER 21.5 points (-133)

While Green has been the league's hottest player, Collin Sexton has quietly been playing some excellent basketball for the Jazz. Averaging 22.2 points per game over his last five appearances, Sexton has been very consistent, scoring 20 or more points in all of his last nine games.

Team pick: Rockets -7.5 (-118)

The Rockets followed up their single-point overtime victory over the Jazz with a 28-point beatdown in the following game. The Rockets are in the midst of a ten-game winning streak, and their average margin of victory over the last ten has been 14.1 points, so expect them to keep rolling tonight against a Jazz team that is out of the playoff race.