Rockets-Jazz: NBA Odds and Picks, March 24, 2009

Free Pick: Utah Jazz -5.5 (-110)
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The Utah Jazz are one of the best home teams in the NBA, and we look for them to show off that fact in front of a national television audience when they host the Houston Rockets on TNT tonight.

The Jazz have now won 12 straight games at home straight up, which improves them to 29-6 SU at home for the season with an impressive average winning margin of 10.1 points here.

Now granted, they have actually lost their last four home contests against the spread, but this in only because of inflated spreads as their smallest winning margin during this skid is six points, which would still be good enough to cover this game.

The Rockets have to guard against a letdown after an exhilarating, last-second 87-85 road win Sunday vs. their biggest rival, the San Antonio Spurs. Houston has also lost their last three visits to Utah by an average of 11.0 points.

They did cover the number here in a 101-94 defeat as eight-point underdogs on their last visit in January, but an identical losing margin would not be good enough to cover this deflated spread.

All things considered, this seems like excellent line value for the Jazz at home.

NBA Free Betting Pick: Jazz -5.5 (-110)