No Mike Conley for Utah (see news feed), but I think the fact the Jazz are at home (at altitude) and well-rested and that the Clippers just had a grueling seven-game series vs. Dallas end Sunday will still allow for Utah to win -- even though L.A. was 3-0 SU & ATS on the road in Round 1. The Clippers will miss injured big man Serge Ibaka a lot more in this series vs. Rudy Gobert than they did against Dallas. Teams that win a Game 7 are just 32-47 SU in Game 1 of the following series.

The Clippers just played a seven-game series against a Dallas team that doesn't play defense. They've had only one day of rest and will be playing at high altitude against a well-rested Jazz club that is very good on defense. Los Angeles seems to play better when there is urgency. Its big two (Kawhi Leonard and Paul George) played heavy minutes against the Mavericks in Games 6 and 7. I like Utah in this spot.