How to watch Jazz vs. Mavericks: TV channel, NBA live stream info, start time

Who’s Playing

Dallas @ Utah

Current Records: Dallas 15-16; Utah 22-9

What to Know

The Utah Jazz will be home for the holidays to greet the Dallas Mavericks at 10:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Vivint Arena. Utah will be strutting in after a victory while Dallas will be stumbling in from a defeat.

The stars were brightly shining for the Jazz in a 128-116 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Utah relied on the efforts of shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who had 28 points and seven assists along with five boards, and center Rudy Gobert, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds in addition to four blocks.

Meanwhile, Dallas came up short against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, falling 102-95. A silver lining for Dallas was the play of point guard Jalen Brunson, who had 19 points and eight assists.

Utah is the favorite in this one, with an expected 12.5-point margin of victory. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past four games, so buyers beware.

The Jazz are now 22-9 while the Mavericks sit at 15-16. A pair of offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Utah comes into the contest boasting the highest field goal percentage in the league at 47.80%. Less enviably, Dallas is stumbling into the matchup with the fourth fewest points per game in the league, having accrued only 104.4 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against Dallas.

How To Watch

• When: Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Vivint Arena — Salt Lake City, Utah
• TV: ESPN
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $56.77

Odds

The Jazz are a big 12.5-point favorite against the Mavericks, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Jazz, as the game opened with the Jazz as a 10.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Utah have won 14 out of their last 20 games against Dallas.

• Apr 05, 2021 – Dallas 111 vs. Utah 103
• Jan 29, 2021 – Utah 120 vs. Dallas 101
• Jan 27, 2021 – Utah 116 vs. Dallas 104
• Aug 10, 2020 – Dallas 122 vs. Utah 114
• Feb 10, 2020 – Utah 123 vs. Dallas 119
• Jan 25, 2020 – Utah 112 vs. Dallas 107
• Feb 23, 2019 – Utah 125 vs. Dallas 109
• Nov 14, 2018 – Dallas 118 vs. Utah 68
• Nov 07, 2018 – Utah 117 vs. Dallas 102
• Oct 28, 2018 – Utah 113 vs. Dallas 104
• Mar 22, 2018 – Utah 119 vs. Dallas 112
• Feb 24, 2018 – Utah 97 vs. Dallas 90
• Oct 30, 2017 – Utah 104 vs. Dallas 89
• Feb 09, 2017 – Dallas 112 vs. Utah 105
• Jan 20, 2017 – Utah 112 vs. Dallas 107
• Dec 16, 2016 – Utah 103 vs. Dallas 100
• Nov 02, 2016 – Utah 97 vs. Dallas 81
• Apr 11, 2016 – Dallas 101 vs. Utah 92
• Feb 09, 2016 – Utah 121 vs. Dallas 119
• Nov 20, 2015 – Dallas 102 vs. Utah 93