Utah Jazz 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
From 1984 through 2022, the Utah Jazz missed the NBA Playoffs only seven times. Utah was arguably the most consistent and stable franchise in the NBA. But the Jazz missed the postseason for the second straight year in 2024. Utah has been in the process of a rebuild, after eight seasons under previous head coach Quin Snyder, who produced playoff bids in his final six years. Despite all that past success, Utah has never won the NBA championship, with two appearances in the Finals. At best, Utah can potentially scrap for one of the 2024 NBA Play-In round bids—gamblers like the quietly hidden value that the Jazz provide. Despite a losing season in 2023-24, Utah showed a modest profit.
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In the 2023-24 season, the Utah Jazz were 31-51 straight up, 42-40 against the spread, and 45-35-2 over/under the total. Utah was 12th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Utah was 26 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference playoff race.
Utah had NBA metrics of 11th for scoring offense, 19th for field goal percentage, 22nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 1st for free throw percentage, and 3rd for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Jazz had NBA metrics of 29th for scoring defense, 22nd for field goal percentage permitted, 30th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 6th for defensive rebounding.
Utah finished a distant 15 games out of a play-in spot in the Western Conference.
Key Players
PF Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 23.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Markkanen was the 7th overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft out of Arizona by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Markkanen has been with the Jazz since 2022-23, after playing for the Chicago Bulls in the first four years of his NBA career.
PG Collin Sexton averaged 18.7 points per game. Sexton was the 8th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft out of Alabama by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
PG Jordan Clarkson averaged 17.1 points per game. Clarkson was a 2nd round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Missouri. He was named to the 2015 NBA All-Rookie First Team and was the 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Head Coach
Will Hardy is in his third season as head coach of the Utah Jazz. He has been an NBA assistant coach since 2015. Hardy is well credentialed, having served as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics. Hardy has a record of 68-96 in his two seasons on the job.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
31 |
51 |
4th, Northwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
37 |
45 |
4th, Northwest |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Mavericks) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
52 |
20 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Clippers) |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
44 |
28 |
3rd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
50 |
32 |
3rd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Rockets) |
Utah Jazz History
The Utah Jazz have been a model NBA franchise since their move to Salt Lake City in 1979 following their 1974 berth as an expansion team in New Orleans. Utah has never won an NBA title, but the Jazz have missed the postseason only eight times since making their first playoff appearance in 1984.
Utah made the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 with head coach Jerry Sloan and the dynamic duo of John Stockton and Karl Malone. Unfortunately, they were on the wrong end of some heroics from the great Michael Jordan in both seasons, and the Mailman was unable to deliver on a Sunday.
Long-time head coach Jerry Sloan retired in the middle of the 2010-11 season partly because of a beef with star guard Deron Williams. Tyrone Corbin was his replacement and didn’t have much success before Quin Snyder became the head coach in 2014. Snyder led the Jazz to six straight playoff appearances from 2017 to 2022, but he resigned this summer after failing to lead Utah past the second round.
NBA Teams
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Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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