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The Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings will play on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. PT.
On Thursday, Utah (9-16 SU, 13-12 ATS, and 15-10 O/U) beat Portland 122-114 and Sacramento (14-9 SU, 13-10 ATS, and 13-10 O/U) beat Oklahoma City 128-123.
Sacramento defeated Utah 130-114 on October 25. Both teams shot over 45 percent from the field but the Kings hit ten more three-pointers than the Jazz. Utah had a +9 rebounding advantage and outscored Sacramento 64-48 in the paint but never led by more than one point.
The Kings are 11-point spread favorites and the game total is 242 points.
Utah: PF John Collins (illness), SG Keyonte George (foot), PF Luka Samanic (illness), and PF Lauri Markkanen (hamstring) are questionable to play.
Sa cramento: No injuries to report.
Utah is paced by PF Lauri Markkanen, who averages 23.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game with a 48.7 FG%. A few other players to watch on Saturday are PG Jordan Clarkson (16.6 PPG and 4.9 APG), PF John Collins (14.5 PPG and 8.6 RPG), and PG Collin Sexton (13.8 PPG).
The Jazz score 112.0 points per game (23rd) and shoot 45.0 percent (27th), including 35.0 percent from deep (23rd). They convert 81.0 percent of their free-throw attempts (6th) and average 46.7 rebounds per game (3rd). Utah gives up 119.8 points per game defensively (25th), and its opponents shoot 48.4 percent (21st), including 37.0 percent from deep (17th), with 42.6 rebounds per game (7th).
The Jazz rank 24th in offensive rating, 27th in defensive rating, and 15th in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.
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