The Toronto Raptors (23-43) will visit the Utah Jazz (15-51) in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The game will be broadcast live on League Pass.
The Jazz are 2.5-point favorites over the Raptors on the spread (Jazz -2.5), with the over/under set at 235.5 total points. Utah is a -135 favorite to win outright, while Toronto is +114 to pull off the upset.
Let’s get into my Raptors vs. Jazz predictions and NBA picks for Friday, March 14.
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Raptors vs. Jazz Picks, Prediction
Full disclosure on this parlay, Scottie Barnes is questionable tonight due to a hand injury. I’m guessing he sits, so this would just get voided and it would just be the pick on Collier.
Toronto isn’t interested in winning, and it has been cautious with its key players of late. If Barnes does suit up, we can take advantage of Toronto’s tanking maneuvers and his decreased workload, which I’ll get into below.
My Pick: Isaiah Collier Under 7.5 Assists
Raptors vs. Jazz Odds, Lines, Spread
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- Raptors vs. Jazz spread: Jazz -2.5
- Raptors vs. Jazz over/under: 235.5 total points
- Raptors vs. Jazz moneyline: Jazz -135, Raptors +114
My Jazz vs. Raptors best bet is on Isaiah Collier Under 7.5 Assists, with the best line currently available at Fanatics. But as always, make sure to shop for the best line using our live NBA odds page.
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Toronto Raptors vs. Utah Jazz NBA Friday Preview
Isaiah Collier Under 7.5 Assists
I successfully faded Collier on Wednesday, and I’m going right back to it tonight.
Utah’s primary players are back in the lineup, which limits the opportunities for Collier. In the 17 games he’s played with Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton, Collier has seen a 3.5% dip in usage rate and a 5.6% decline in assist rate. He still leads the team with 6.2 assists on 10.9 potential assists per game, but those marks are inflated by an extended stretch without Utah’s usage leaders.
Keyonte George is questionable tonight. He probably won’t suit up, but his return would significantly cut into the minutes and usage for Collier. This number likely falls to 6.5 or lower if George plays.
Toronto is also a difficult matchup. The Raptors rank 12th in assists allowed and 10th in opponent assisted field goal rate. Toronto has been one of the top defensive units in the league recently, ranking third in defensive rating and eighth in points allowed over the past 10 games, and it has given up the sixth-fewest assists in that stretch.
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Scottie Barnes Under 30.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists
Barnes missed Wednesday’s game, but he was in the lineup on Saturday and Monday. Both games were tight heading into the fourth quarter. Barnes has a consistent rotation pattern of sitting in the middle of each quarter. He starts each quarter, gets a few minutes off, then comes back in and finishes the period. That’s exactly what we saw for both games, except for the final rotation. Barnes hit the bench early in the fourth quarter and just never came back in.
Overall, Barnes played 27 and 26 minutes. He’s averaging 34.1 minutes per game over the entire season.
RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley are both available for this game. Barnes has seen a 2.1% usage rate decline and a 4.7% assist rate drop-off in the 14 games he’s played with both guys. Jakob Poeltl is out tonight, which could boost the rebounding for Barnes, but that’s actually the one thing Utah does well. They rank 4th in rebounding rate and 11th in rebounds allowed per game. Those numbers would be even better if Walker Kessler was in the lineup more consistently. Utah’s 54.6% rebounding rate with Kessler on the floor would lead the league. There’s a lot working against Barnes here.
Raptors vs Jazz Parlay Picks
- Scottie Barnes Under 30.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists
- Isaiah Collier Under 7.5 Assists
Parlay Payout: +200
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Jazz vs. Raptors Betting Trends
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