Venue: Toyota Center, Houston | Time: 8:00 PM ET | TV: National Television
Confirmed OUT for season: Fred VanVleet (ACL), Steven Adams (ankle surgery) — both on official ESPN injury report (ESPN) No new injuries reported — Durant, Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr., Reed Sheppard, Tari Eason, Aaron Holiday, Clint Capela all available based on ESPN/SportsGrid reports. No new questionable designations found as of April 2.
Personnel edges:
Scheme edge:
Per CBS Sports (Apr 2) and ESPN preview:
Available core: Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh, Cody Williams (shoulder DTD), Kennedy Chandler (10-day), Bez Mbeng, Andersson Garcia, Oscar Tshiebwe. Jazz likely dress 7-8 players again.
Utah played Wednesday, April 1 at home vs. Denver (lost 130-117). This is a road game on two days rest — not a true back-to-back but the 8-man rotation has been running on fumes. Travel from Salt Lake City to Houston adds fatigue for a depleted roster.
Houston is a dangerous size/athleticism mismatch for Utah's skeleton crew:
Key betting notes: Houston is only 14-of-last-45 covering the spread (31% ATS) per Covers trends — massive favorite liability. Jazz have hit 2H moneyline in 4 of last 5 games. Rockets hit Game Total Under in 32 of last 50 (109.9 PPG allowed) vs. Jazz's 117.3 PPG offense — total of 232.5 is a meaningful tension point.