Halftime Report

Down one at the end of the first quarter, the Jazz now have the lead. They have jumped out to a 49-48 lead against the Nets.

The Jazz entered the match with three straight losses and they’re well on their way to making it four. Can they turn things around, or will the Nets hand them another defeat? Only time will tell.

Who’s Playing

Brooklyn Nets @ Utah Jazz

Current Records: Brooklyn 13-25, Utah 9-28

How To Watch

• When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Delta Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
• TV: KJZZ-TV 14
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Ticket Cost: $1.00

What to Know

The Jazz and the Nets are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Utah Jazz will get right back to it and host the Brooklyn Nets at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Delta Center. The Jazz are out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home.

On Saturday, the Jazz came up short against the Suns and fell 114-106.

Even though they lost, the Jazz smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, the Nets’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight defeat. They found themselves the reluctant recipients of a 124-105 punch to the gut against the Nuggets. Brooklyn was surely aware of their disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result.

Utah’s loss dropped their record down to 9-28. As for Brooklyn, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-25.

Going forward, the Jazz are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by four points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last five times they’ve played.

The Jazz were able to grind out a solid win over the Nets when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 105-94. Do the Jazz have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Nets turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.

Odds

Utah is a 4-point favorite against Brooklyn, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Jazz, as the game opened with the Jazz as a 2-point favorite.

The over/under is 215.5 points.

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Series History

Utah and Brooklyn both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.

• Dec 21, 2024 – Utah 105 vs. Brooklyn 94
• Jan 29, 2024 – Brooklyn 147 vs. Utah 114
• Dec 18, 2023 – Utah 125 vs. Brooklyn 108
• Apr 02, 2023 – Brooklyn 111 vs. Utah 110
• Jan 20, 2023 – Brooklyn 117 vs. Utah 106
• Mar 21, 2022 – Brooklyn 114 vs. Utah 106
• Feb 04, 2022 – Utah 125 vs. Brooklyn 102
• Mar 24, 2021 – Utah 118 vs. Brooklyn 88
• Jan 05, 2021 – Brooklyn 130 vs. Utah 96
• Jan 14, 2020 – Utah 118 vs. Brooklyn 107