T.M. Selection: Brooklyn Nets.

I like the Brooklyn Nets to cover the spread against the Utah Jazz in this game on Monday. The Nets have looked a lot better in their games lately and they have been starting to surge with Kevin Durant back in their rotation. They have won 5/6 of their previous 6 games and their only loss was by 2 points to the Mavericks during that time. They have actually won a majority of those games by 10+ points too and they have even looked a lot better on their home court without Kyrie Irving in their rotation for those games. I think the Nets are starting to find their groove and I expect them to keep surging until the end of the year since they have fallen off in the standings and are in 8th place at the moment. The Jazz have looked good lately with 3 wins in a row but they haven't had to face a player like Durant in any of those games and I think they will struggle keeping him contained in this game. Bogdanovic is missing from the Jazz rotation and although that isn't a massive blow to them, his replacement didn't make much of an impact in their last game and they will need more offensive contribution from him here, or just contribution in general since he also had just 4 rebounds and no assists. I think they are going to feel the absence of Bogdanovic in this game and I think it will make it that much harder for them to keep up with Durant putting all these points up. I think he is going to put the team on his back here like he has in many games this year and I expect him to carry them to another win as they keep trying to climb the standings as much as they can with few games left in the regular season. I like the Nets to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 117-112 Nets.