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Well, unless you’re the Utah Jazz and you know you’ll be without Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler, Jordan Clarkson, Johnny Juzang and Cody Williams. Of course, the Jazz do have one player who has confidence and belief that can’t be tamped down.

The Golden State Warriors entered Tuesday night's game against the Utah Jazz with a major level of desperation for a win. As the day progressed, it was reveale

Dennis Schroder scored 23 points with five 3-pointers, Brandin Podziemski contributed 20 points off the bench with Stephen Curry sitting out to rest his troublesome knees, and the Golden State Warriors beat the stumbling Utah Jazz 114-103.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Utah Jazz vs. Golden State Warriors matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday

Sexton was Utah’s only reliable source of consistent offense. He played for stretches alongside Micah Potter, Svi Mykhailiuk and Kyle Flipowski — a two-way player, a partially guaranteed veteran and a 21-year-old second rounder. Sexton dropped 20 points in the first half on 9-for-12 shooting as no other Jazz player cracked double figures.

Golden State has really missed do-everything forward Draymond Green (8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game) and third-leading scorer Jonathan Kuminga (16.8 ppg) over the last few weeks. The Dubs are coming off a 10-point home loss to the Lakers and are 4-7 straight up and against the spread since Kuminga has been sidelined.

There are four games on Tuesday's schedule, including the Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors matchup in San Francisco, California.

Alexander's second 50-point game of the season wasn't enough to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder in their 116-109 loss to the Golden

Minnesota coach Chris Finch didn't see the end of his team's game in Phoenix on Wednesday night, but he certainly had to like what transpired after he was ejected.

Analyzing Thursday’s Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.