Keon Ellis moved into the starting lineup when Kevin Huerter (shoulder) was lost for the season. Now things are even worse for the Kings with Malik Monk (knee) out for the remainder of the regular season. With Monk going down early Friday against the Mavericks, Ellis went on to score 16 points over 38 minutes. That marked the third time over the last four games that he has scored at least 10 points. Combine added minutes with a matchup against a Jazz team that has the worst defensive rating in the league and Ellis has a great opportunity to score at least 10 points again.

It's been a tough couple of weeks for Sacto, with depth taking some significant knocks as now Malik Monk (15.4 ppg) hits the injured list to join Kevin Huerter, another double-digit scorer who is now lost for the season. Though the recent Kings trendline has been decidedly "under" (10-1 across the last eleven games), including back-to-backs vs. Dallas leading into Sunday night. Meanwhile, It was only a few years ago that Utah was the most entertaining side in the league before disassembling a roster that had the fans on the edges of their seats. Now, it's only irrelevance, losses and lots of "unders" (6-2 the last eight). Play Jazz-Kings "Under"

The Kings are playing more sound defense and at a less chaotic pace at times and are under in 6 straight games and 10 of the last 11. Utah's scoring is way down, they are lacking key players to injury, and they aren't playing at such a crazy pace, either. Jazz are Under in 7 of 10. During the last 11 games SAC games average 220 points. Over last 10, UT games average 223. Six of last 8 SAC games under 225 (1 of the overs went OT). Six of last 8 UTA games are under 220. SAC could grab big lead and slow it down and play backups.