Cooper Flagg has recorded at least six assists in six of his last eight games. The two times that he didn’t during that span, he finished with five assists each. This is a great matchup against the Jazz, who have allowed the most assists per game in the league on their way to having the worst defensive rating. Flagg finished with six assists in a previous meeting with the Jazz this season and I like him to come away with at least that many in their rematch.

There's time for Dallas to make a move into the West play-in field, and the Mavs might have steadied with consecutive wins after a four-game skid. Yet still some questions in Big D, with the future of Anthony Davis and a possible trade before the deadline looming on the horizon, and even in some recent wins (like Tuesday at Sacramento) , the product was sloppy (16 TOs) and not especially effective (41% FGs). The Jazz aren't doing much better lately, but they have dealt with a tough schedule stretch, and in Christmas week did knock off both the Pistons and Spurs. Utah outscored Dallas in their last matchup, too, winning in OT at Delta Center on December 15 when Keyonte George scored 37. Play Jazz.