Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 7:35 PM | Home Line: -3.0 | Total: 196.0

Utah Jazz v New York Knicks Series Betting Trends

The Utah Jazz travel to New York to play the Knicks at 7:35 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. New York is the favorite in this matchup, laying -3.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 196.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Jazz/Knicks Series

When looking at the last 29 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 16 games compared to 13 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Utah/New York series is 93.8 ppg while the vistor has put up 93.6 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 0.2 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 29 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 0.2 ppg. That represents a value number of -2.8 when meassured against the offered line of -3.0, suggesting a wager on Utah makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 29 games between the Jazz and the Knicks is 187.4 per game. That creates a differential of 8.6 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 196.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Utah as the road team and with New York as the home team.

Recent Results when Utah visits New York

When looking at the last 15 games in this series while New York has been the home team, we can see the Knicks have won 7 games compared to 8 wins for the Jazz. Average points scored per game by New York in this situation is is 91.5 ppg while Utah has put up 94.6 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.1 favoring the Knicks.

Unlike most series', this one has leaned towards the road team. Specifically, the road team in this series has enjoyed an average advantage of 3.1 ppg. That represents a value number of 0.1 when meassured against the offered line of -3.0, suggesting a wager on the Knicks makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks betting against the number looking at the series situation in the vacuum of this trend.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 15 games between the Jazz and the Knicks is 186.1 per game. That creates a differential of 9.9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 196.0 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the Utah Jazz Cover the Spread?

This season the Utah Jazz have played 71 games, averaging 98.8 points per game, while allowing 99.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 37-34. Let's have a closer look at recent Utah Jazz results.

Recent Utah Jazz Results

This season the Utah Jazz have played 35 games on the road, averaging 96.8 points per game, while allowing 102.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 11-24. Let's have a closer look at recent Utah Jazz results on the road.

Recent Utah Jazz Road Results

Can the New York Knicks Cover the Spread?

This season the New York Knicks have played 73 games, averaging 96.3 points per game, while allowing 94.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 38-34. Let's have a closer look at recent New York Knicks results.

Recent New York Knicks Results

This season the New York Knicks have played 37 games here at home, averaging 97.6 points per game, while allowing 91.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 24-13. Let's have a closer look at recent New York Knicks results when playing at home.

Recent New York Knicks Home Results

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