Phoenix Suns versus Utah Jazz Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Pointspread Over Under Betting Odds Preview 1-4-2013

The Utah Jazz will travel to face the Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. The NBA odds from this game has the home team Phoenix Suns favored by -2 points with an over under line of 196 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds opened up a few hours in this pro basketball game. This is already the third meeting of the season between these clubs. Each team won and covered the spread once in their home game. Trend: Phoenix Suns are 3-1 ATS in their past four games.Utah is 6-13 on the road as they travel to Phoenix. The team just broke a three game losing streak as they defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday 106-84 as a -3 point betting favorite. The game landed under 196 points. They face a Timberwolves on a back to back in the win and held Minnesota to just 34.5% shooting. A rested Utah club makes 49 ½% of their shots. The Jazz has struggled for offense in their road games with just 96 points a game on 43.6% shooting. Defensively Utah gives up just under 48% shooting on the highway. The Suns are 10-7 on their home court. They break a six game losing streak on Wednesday in a 95-89 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers as a -4 point betting favorite. Phoenix has been a poor defensive club this season surrendering 47% from the floor which ranks 29th and second to last in the league. Teams make 40% from three against them making the Suns the worst team defending the three in the league. Their lack of size really hurts this club defensively.