Jazz vs Cavaliers Odds and Picks

• The Utah Jazz visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 3:30pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 5th
• The Jazz enter at 15-7 overall, while the Cavaliers come in at 13-10 on the year
• See below for the latest odds, analysis and the best bet

The NBA features four games on Sunday, Dec. 5th, with action kicking off in the league with an inter-conference showdown between the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers at 3:30pm ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Going into the game, the Jazz are listed as five-point favorites over the Cavaliers.

Jazz vs Cavaliers Odds

Odds as of Dec. 4th from FanDuel

Utah is 15-7 overall and is 7-3 in its last 10 games going into Sunday, sitting firmly in the third seed in the playoff picture in the West. The Jazz are coming off of a high-scoring 137-130 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday.

Cleveland enters at 13-10 on the year and is 5-5 over its last 10 contests, holding onto the sixth seed in the East. The Cavaliers most recently took down the Washington Wizards 116-101 on Friday in DC.

Injury Report

Cleveland will be without a few players in Sunday’s game, including Collin Sexton (knee) and Dean Wade (calf) who are officially out. Cedi Osman (back) and Dylan Windler (back) are questionable.

For Utah, it will be without Udoka Azubuike (ankle), Malik Fitts (G League) and Elijah Hughes (G League). Hassan Whiteside (glute) is listed as questionable.

Jazz Open Up Road Trip

Utah kicks off a four-game road trip on Sunday in Cleveland, concluding the trip with stops at Minnesota, Philadelphia and Washington before returning home in mid-December.

So far this season, the Jazz have been solid on the road with a 6-3 record. In those road contests, Utah has given up 102.9 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 43.8% from the field and 30.7% from three.

The Utah Jazz made a season-high 27 threes and knocked off the Boston Celtics 137-130.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 34 points. #takenote pic.twitter.com/rsl9CblxCB

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 4, 2021

Offensively in those games, the Jazz have averaged 111.3 points and have shot 45.5% from the field and 33.7% from deep.

Donovan Mitchell has once again been the leading force behind Utah, leading the team while averaging 23.7 points, 5.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

Bojan Bogdanovic has added 16.9 points and four rebounds and Rudy Gobert is averaging 15.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks a game.

Cavaliers Aim to Continue Winning Ways

Cleveland comes into the weekend as the hottest team in the East and has the second-longest winning streak in the NBA having won four in a row. Three of those wins came on the road against solid opponents Dallas, Miami and Washington.

The Cavaliers have been a solid defensive team when this season when they are able to come out on top, which is likely a direct correlation.

DARIUS GARLAND 🔥
Cavs' 4th straight win 🔥

32 Points (season-high)
10 Assists (game-high)
8 Rebounds
65% Shooting
83% Threes (5)
100% Free Throwspic.twitter.com/ykrbHZWFe0

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) December 4, 2021

In victory, Cleveland has given up just 94.3 points per game, while allowing opponents to shoot 41.2% from the field and 30.5% from three. In losses, the Cavaliers have given up 111.4 points, with opposing offenses shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 36.2 from deep.

Individually, Darius Garland has averaged 19.1 points and 7.3 assists and Jarrett Allen has tallied 16.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks to lead Cleveland. Collin Sexton has added 16 points and Lauri Markkanen is averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Jazz vs Cavaliers Pick

It will be an interesting one between two teams riding winning streaks, especially given the Cavaliers’ less-than-stellar 5-6 record at home to go up against the Jazz’s above.500 record on the road.

Look for Utah to continue its winning ways while ending Cleveland’s streak, pulling out another road victory to further improve its record in away contests this season.

• The Pick: Jazz -5 (-106)