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October 19, 2019 | Empowerment

Vegas Over/Under: 40.5

Fromal’s Record Projection: 44-38 The Bet: Hammer the more The Utah Jazz went 51-31 final season. So how in the world are they expected to win only seven fewer games after losing their best player? Well, the answer is simple: They didn’t actually lose their best player. Gordon Hayward’s death to the Boston Celtics stings, and the Jazz will have a difficult time replacing his elastic production. Even a dynamite rookie year from Donovan Mitchell can not possibly fill the emptiness, and also the small-forward thickness chart looks a little more uninspiring with Joe Ingles and Joe Johnson leading the charge. But Rudy Gobert remains patrolling Salt Lake City, ready to show to the world he’s indisputably among the NBA’s 20 best players. Whereas Hayward finished Nos. 29 and 24, respectively, in ESPN.com’s RPM and NBA Math’s TPA, Gobert sat at Nos. 8 and 12 last season. He is arguably the league’s best defensive player, along with his incredible finishing ability across the rim makes him immensely valuable about the offensive end. There’s also the fact that the Jazz’s internet rating dipped by 5.7 points per 100 possessions without Hayward, but it dropped by 11.3 with no Gobert. After the”Stifle Tower” suited up with his now-departed teammate, Utah still submitted a 5.5 net evaluation, per nbawowy. In the reverse situation, the net rating stood in minus-6.9. Utah will probably be worse this year. That much is apparent. But they are not falling below .500. Frankly, they should not even be especially close to this mark. Read more: australian open men’s betting odds

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