Ben's Bets - NBA ATS 3/9/20

What's up everyone! Welcome to the another edition of Ben's Bets for NBA. This is a new article I will be writing weekly covering my favorite plays against the spread. Tonight’s lines will be provided via DraftKings sportsbook. If you don’t already have an account stop what you are doing and sign up using the link HERE (If you're in a legal state). 

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Utah Jazz -5 vs Toronto Raptors 

2 units to profit 1.8 units

The Utah Jazz have rebounded from their mid-season cold stretch winning their fifth game in a row on Saturday. They come into Monday night 21-9 at home, while the Raptors are playing a road back-to-back set without Fred VanVleet. FVV has been a key member of the Raptors for a while now dating back to guarding Steph Curry in the NBA Finals last season. They're 6-9 ATS with VanVleet inactive this season, and their offense will have to play differently as a whole. Toronto ranks 14th in pace this season, but if you isolate the last five games (all without VanVleet) they jump up to sixth-overall. Running more is not necessarily something that will work on a back-to-back, especially against a team like the Jazz. Not only are they worse with VanVleet off the floor, but they average 113 points per game as a team, a number that drops to 106 on 0 days rest. 

Utah has climbed all the way up to fourth in the Western Conference, and this profiles as a game where they can take advantage of the Raptors injuries + schedule and come out victorious at home. 

 

Written by Ben Hossler (Follow @BenHossler on Twitter)