In the past, the Jazz excelled at home and collapsed on the road. This year Utah has proven they are tough in road games.

“We have more confidence on the road now,” said Deron Williams. “We realize if we come and create our own energy and play with intensity on defense and get stops, then we’ll have a chance to win ballgames.”

The Jazz visit the Detroit Pistons tonight (7:35 p.m. ET, NBA TV) and are listed as 5.5 -point favorite at SBG Global. The total is set at a total of 202.5

This is a key trip for the Jazz as they still have to play at Milwaukee and Oklahoma City.

“We have to prove, not only to ourselves but to everyone else, that we can win on the road consistently,” said Carlos Boozer. “This is a good test for our team. When the playoffs get here, we’ve got to win on the road…So we’re looking forward to it.”

Utah needs to start playing well from start to finish on the road. They have rallied from big deficits but that is not the way to consistently win games.

“We’d rather not have to come back,” said Boozer. “We’d rather be ahead the whole game, of course.

“But we do have a lot of resiliency. We have a lot of faith and belief in what we’re able to do. If we happen to be in that situation, we know we can come back and win the game.”

One thing to keep an eye on in this game is the status of Detroit’s leading scorer Rodney Stuckey, who is questionable after collapsing on the Pistons bench in a game against the Cavaliers last Friday.

Here are some key NBA betting stats for Wednesday night’s game:

The Jazz are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four vs. the Central. The Jazz are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine games playing on no rest. The Jazz are 36-15-3 ATS in their last 54 games overall. The Jazz are 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings in Detroit.

The Pistons are 5-2 ATS in their last seven vs. the Northwest. The Pistons are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 home games.

The over is 6-1 in Utah’s last seven overall. The over is 7-3 in Utah’s last 10 games playing on no rest. The over is 5-2 in the Pistons’ last seven home games. The over is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Detroit.

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The No. 12 Bulldogs are going to make the NCAA Tournament regardless of whether they win on Tuesday or not. If Wright State can pull off the upset though, it would take away an at-large bid from one of the bubble teams.

The Raiders have their work cut out for them as Butler has won 19 straight games including both matchups against Wright State this season.

Butler is listed as a 7.5-point favorite at SBG Global and the total is set at 122.

Wright State took out Detroit 69-50 on Saturday to reach the title game of the Horizon League while Butler beat Milwaukee 68-59 to reach the Championship.

The Horizon League would love to send two teams to the NCAA Tournament but that will only happen if Wright State wins on Tuesday. The Raiders have 20 wins but they will be playing in the NIT unless they upset the Bulldogs.

Butler was not that sharp on Saturday but they still got past Milwaukee.

“We weren’t as crisp as we want to be, but they had a lot to do with that,” Butler coach Brad Stevens said. “I don’t know if there’s any real rhyme or reason to that, but our guys stayed the course.”

Butler is 1-4 in title games since 2003 and last year they were beaten by Cleveland State. This year’s Butler team does not want a repeat of what happened in the title game a year ago and that makes Wright State’s job even tougher since the Bulldogs will not be overlooking them on Tuesday.

Here are some key college basketball betting stats for Tuesday’s game:

Wright State has done well in neutral site games this season – the Raiders are 7-0 ATS in their last seven games. They also do well on Tuesdays as they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight Tuesday games. The Raiders are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings against Butler.

Butler has gotten so much respect that it has not been covering the spread. The Bulldogs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games overall. They are 1-7 ATS in their last eight neutral site games and they are 0-4 ATS in their last four Tuesday games.

The under is 4-0 in the Bulldogs’ last four overall but the over is 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams.

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James sat out on Saturday in Milwaukee and the Cavaliers lost 92-85. Head coach Mike Brown said LeBron was held out for rest but James did roll his ankle against Detroit on Friday. The Cavaliers got 30 points out of Antawn Jamison and 27 points from Delonte West but they didn’t have enough to win without LeBron.

The Cavaliers are listed as 7-point favorites at SBG Global and the total is set at 195.

It’s possible that LeBron will be held out again on Monday since the Cavaliers have three days off after this game.

“He has played a lot of minutes for us, and I felt it would be good for him and for the team to hold him out,” Brown said about holding out LeBron on Saturday. “This is my decision based on the minutes I think he has played and his body and all that other stuff.”

San Antonio got the win over Memphis on Saturday but they lost Parker in the process. He broke his fourth metacarpal and is not expected to play again until the playoffs.

“I knew it was a scrum,” San Antonio’s Tim Duncan said. “He said he reached for the ball and hit the ball or hit a body or a hand or something.”

Parker is the second leading scorer on the Spurs at 16.6 points per game and his absence will be huge.

“He’s got a broken hand. He’ll be out six weeks,” San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich said, “He did it in the first half when he dove on the floor.”

Here are some key NBA betting stats for Monday’s game:

The Spurs have not played well against the Eastern Conference. The Spurs are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against the East. San Antonio has also not done well at Cleveland of late – the Spurs are 2-6 ATS in the last eight meetings in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 vs. the Southwest. The Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.

The over is 4-1 in the Spurs’ last five road games. The under is 8-3-1 in the Spurs’ last 12 vs. Eastern Conference. The over is 8-3-1 in the Cavaliers’ last 12 home games. The under is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings in Cleveland.

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In what will be their first of 15 games over the next three and a half weeks, the Spurs return to home court on Friday night to face the Hornets again (9:35 p.m. ET, ESPN).

The Spurs, who have won 10 of the last 11 meetings versus the Hornets at home, are listed as 8-point favorites at SBG Global. The total is set at 197.5.

The Spurs are just barely ahead of Portland in seventh place in the Western Conference standings. And the schedule down the stretch is not going to be easy with games against the Lakers, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta and two against Cleveland.

“We know how tough it’s going to get,” guard Manu Ginobili said. “We really need to improve. If we don’t improve and take a step forward, we can probably not make (the playoffs).”

“It’s going to decide our season,” Tony Parker said. “We have a lot of big games and a lot of back-to-backs. We have a good opportunity. We’ve played pretty well the last two games, so hopefully we can keep it going.”

The Hornets really need a win on Friday – they are five games out of the last playoff spot and would fall below .500 if they lose on Friday.

However, they have not playing well having lost five of their last six. And without Chris Paul, who is still recovering from knee surgery, the Hornets are simply not a playoff contender.

“As a team, I don’t think we have a good rhythm. We’re not playing fluid basketball,” forward David West said, “Basketball is a rhythm game and everybody has to be on the same page as far as feeling good and confident about what we are going out there to do.”

Here are some key NBA betting stats for Friday’s game:

The Hornets are 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine road games. The Hornets are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games overall. The Hornets are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 Friday games. The Hornets are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in San Antonio.

The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games overall. The Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last six Friday games.

The over is 8-1 in the Hornets’ last nine road games. The over is 4-1 in the Hornets’ last five overall. The over is 5-1 in the Spurs’ last six overall. The Spurs have scored at least 104 points in their last three games.

The over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings in San Antonio between the two teams.

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The Razorbacks take on a Tennessee team that has been overvalued for a while – the Vols are on a 4-9 ATS run, including 3-6 ATS their last nine as a favorite.

Have to back the hungry and talented visitors. Play Arkansas.

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