{"id":584991,"date":"2026-02-05T22:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/584991\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T22:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:35:30","slug":"nba-best-bet-odds-props-for-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/584991\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA best bet, odds, props for Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Atlanta Hawks will host the Jazz on Thursday following their huge trade deadline addition<\/a> of forward Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/p>\n

This marks the second meeting between these two teams, with Atlanta winning, 132-122, in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A bright spot for the Hawks all season has been the impressive play of recently named NBA<\/a> All-Star Jalen Johnson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Duke product is averaging career numbers across the board and lead the Eastern Conference with nine triple-doubles entering Wednesday.<\/p>\n

That number is also a Hawks franchise record.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Trae Young now on the Wizards, Johnson has become Atlanta\u2019s top option, with the offense running firmly through the 6-foot-8 forward.<\/p>\n

Johnson excels by scoring the ball in transition and has the playmaking ability to find spot-up shooters CJ McCollum and Nickel Alexander-Walker.<\/p>\n

Quin Snyder\u2019s rotation of bigs is dealing with uncertainty<\/a>, with Onyeka Okongwu a game-time decision to play and Kristaps Porzingis being traded to the Warriors late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

This opens the floor for Johnson to crash the boards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"JalenJalen Johnson #1 of the Atlanta Hawks dribbles the ball during the game against the Utah Jazz. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

I\u2019m targeting Johnson to secure his 10th triple-double of the year in this game, as he dominated the Jazz to the tune of 31 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists in the first matchup.<\/p>\n

Danny Ainge might\u2019ve solidified a building block for Utah\u2019s future with the Jackson Jr. deal, but the Jazz\u00a0only had seven healthy players in Tuesday\u2019s 131-122 win over the Pacers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Betting on the NBA? <\/p>\n

Lauri Markkanen continues to shine, but with Keyonte George on the mend and limited depth due to the recent trade, the Hawks will have a clear advantage.<\/p>\n

Utah also ranks dead last in defensive rating (122.0), and Johnson is coming off back-to-back triple-double outings. <\/p>\n

Bet on him making it three in a row.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The PLAY: Jalen Johnson to record\u00a0a triple double (+260, FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Mike Turay is a sports journalist and editor who closely follows the NBA, NFL, college sports and UFC. He has demonstrated expertise in both NBA and NFL player prop bets for nearly three years. Mike is also highly knowledgeable about the sportsbook offer landscape, frequently trying and reviewing the latest apps and sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776],"tags":[676,208,3874,7,212,677,6,214,66,215,216,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-584991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-hawks","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-hawks","10":"tag-atlantahawks","11":"tag-basketball","12":"tag-betting","13":"tag-hawks","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-betting","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-sports-betting","18":"tag-sports-picks","19":"tag-utah-jazz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116020415317838545","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}