March 2, 2026, 10:57 a.m. ET
The Denver Nuggets (37-24) visit the Utah Jazz (18-42) on Monday. Tip-off from Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, is at 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Nuggets vs. Jazz odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Nuggets lead 1-0
The Nuggets enter this game having lost 2 in a row and 3 of their last 4. They last played on Sunday, losing to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 117-108 as 3-point favorites with the Under (241.5) cashing.
The Jazz have lost 5 games in a row. They lost 115-105 at home to the New Orleans Pelicans as 5.5-point underdogs on Saturday with the Under (244.5) cashing. They never had a lead in the game.
In their one meeting this season, on Dec. 22 in Denver, the Nuggets blew out the Jazz 135-112 as 12.5-point favorites with the Under (251.5) cashing.
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Moneyline (ML): Nuggets -550 (bet $550 to win $100) | Jazz +400 (bet $100 to win $400)Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -11.5 (-115) | Jazz +11.5 (-105)Over/Under (O/U): 242.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Nuggets at Jazz key injuries
Nuggets
(Not yet submitted — below was for Sunday’s game)
F Aaron Gordon (hamstring) outF Peyton Watson (hamstring) out
Jazz
F Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) out for seasonC Walker Kessler (shoulder) out for seasonF Kevin Love (rest) outF Lauri Markkanen (hip) outC Jusuf Nurkic (nose) out for seasonG Vince Williams Jr. (knee) out for season
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Nuggets at Jazz picks and predictionsPrediction
Nuggets 127, Jazz 112
The Nuggets are getting healthier. Gordon could return on Monday. The Jazz have G Keyonte George back in the lineup but have lost Markkanen for an expected couple of weeks and Jackson and Nurkic for the rest of the season.
Nuggets C Nikola Jokic has scored at least 30 points in 4 of his last 5 games, and the Jazz can’t counter that.
The Nuggets have beaten the Jazz in 7 straight meetings. Denver has more road wins (21) than Utah has all season (18).
Expect the Nuggets to win, but the spread gives you better value betting either team than the Nuggets ML.
PASS.
Four of the Nuggets’ last 5 wins have been by at least 13 points. They are 17-3 ATS in their last 20 outright wins.
The Jazz are 0-5 ATS in their current losing streak.
BET NUGGETS -11.5 (-115).
Their first meeting this season had a total of 247.
Opponents are averaging 125.4 points per game during Utah’s losing streak, but the Jazz have averaged only 112.2 in that stretch. Only 3 of the Jazz’ last 10 games have surpassed 243 total points.
BET UNDER 243.5 (-110).
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