The Jazz were due to regress from their mind-blowing run of winning and spread crushing and this is as good of a spot we can probably hope to find. They come home after splitting a two-game road set with the Clippers and have the Lakers waiting to visit Salt Lake City on Wednesday. The uneven but improving Hornets are on an upswing that has seen them win four of their last six and one-time Jazz standout Gordon Hayward should have motivation for a strong performance and he will have familiar surroundings.

This is just a standard automatic play. I don’t overanalyze much with the Jazz, I just marvel at how well they blow teams out and then I cash a ticket. Every game, all season. Better than an ATM. They’re 22-8 ATS overall. They’ve lost only six games and come off a Friday night loss at the Clippers. The Jazz are 8-1 ATS in their last nine. Jazz to cover.