The Utah Jazz is hitting the highway to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA pro basketball game slated for Saturday January 3rd. <br /> <br />Tip off time from Minnesota is slated for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA League Pass Channel. <br /> <br />The odds from this contest have the road side Utah Jazz the -2 point favorite with a total of 199 points. <br /> <br />Utah is 11-22 with the 98-92 home defeat on Friday to the Atlanta Hawks as a +4 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total ended at under 194 ½ points. <br /> <br />It was a poor shooting night for the Jazz as they hit 37% from the field along with 10 of 31 from three. Gordon Hayward had 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting. Utah allowed 40% shooting to Atlanta with 6 of 23 coming from beyond the arc. <br /> <br />Minnesota falls to 5-26 following the 110-107 home overtime defeat on Thursday to the Sacramento Kings as a +4 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total ended at over 211 ½ points. The team has lost ten straight. <br /> <br />The Timberwolves shot 46% from the floor along with 7 of 24 from three. Andrew Wiggins had 27 points and nine rebounds hitting on 11 of 22 shots. It was a bad defensive night for Minnesota as they gave p 54% shooting to Sacramento with 5 of 12 from three. They couldn’t take advantage of 20 Kings turnovers.
