Tip-off: Tuesday, 10:35 p.m. ET
Line: Golden State -11.0, Total: 209.5

The Jazz will be looking to make a statement by defeating the Warriors in Oracle Arena on Tuesday.

Utah is on a roll coming into this one, as the Jazz have won four straight games and 11 of their past 13. They have also found ways to cover in most of those contests, as they are 9-2-1 ATS in their past 13. This team has been suffocating opponents on the defensive end over the past few weeks, as the Jazz have held their opponents to under 40.0% shooting from the field in three of their past four. They’ll need to be ready to keep that up on Tuesday, as it is not easy to chase around these Warriors. Golden State is also on a four-game winning streak in this game, and the team has scored an average of 116.8 PPG in those victories. The Warriors will be hoping to run up those scoring numbers again on Tuesday, as they know that this Jazz team is excellent and will want to show the world just how dominant they are once again. Golden State has gotten the best of this head-to-head series in recent years, going 8-1 SU and 6-3 ATS versus Utah over the past three seasons. The Warriors also happen to be 4-0 both SU and ATS when hosting the Jazz in that span. Utah will, however, be looking for revenge in this game, and the team is actually a ridiculous 34-9 ATS when revenging a home loss versus an opponent under head coach Quin Snyder. The Jazz will likely be without PG George Hill (Toe), though, and they will badly miss him in a game where they’ll need all the good guard play they can get. PF Derrick Favors is also out for Utah.

If the Jazz are going to upset this juggernaut of a Warriors team then SF Gordon Hayward (22.4 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.0 SPG) will likely need to play the game of his life on Tuesday. With Hill out, Hayward will handle the ball for a majority of this game and he’ll need to make the right decisions in this one. It’s important that Hayward does his best to get his bigs involved, but he’ll also need to be aggressive as a scorer in this game. It’s tough to imagine the Jazz winning if Hayward doesn’t hit the 25-point mark. SG Rodney Hood (15.8 PPG) will also need to be ready to score in this one. His matchup with Klay Thompson will come a long way in determining the outcome of this game, so Hood needs to shoot the ball well and he also needs to defend at a high level. Another guy that must come ready to defend is C Rudy Gobert (12.3 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 2.7 BPG). Gobert is one of the best rim protectors in basketball, and he should see a ton of challengers on Tuesday. He must stay vertical in this one, as the Jazz will get blown out if Gobert gets himself into foul trouble.

The Warriors get to face one of their toughest opponents of the season on Tuesday and they will be excited for the challenge. The guy that could really go off in this game is PG Steph Curry (24.7 PPG, 5.9 APG, 1.6 SPG). Curry is going up against a Utah team that is missing its starting point guard, so he will need to be in attack mode early. He has deferred to SF Kevin Durant (25.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.7 APG, 1.6 BPG, 1.3 SPG) a ton this season, but that shouldn’t be the case here. Durant will still see plenty of looks, but Golden State needs to exploit its mismatches whenever the team can. SG Klay Thompson (21.5 PPG) will be crucial in this game for the Warriors. With Hill out, Rodney Hood is going to be a bigger part of the Jazz offense and Thompson needs to do his best to lock him down. He is one of the better wing defenders in the league and that must be on full display in this contest. PF Draymond Green (10.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 7.3 APG, 2.2 SPG, 1.4 BPG) also needs to do what he does on Tuesday. He should be able to stuff the stat sheet once again for the Warriors, but it’s important he shoots the three-ball well. If he can do that then it might make it hard for the Jazz to keep Rudy Gobert on the floor when Green is playing the center spot.