Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets Free Basketball Picks & Preview

Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets Free Basketball Picks & Preview: Utah and Denver is another good game on Friday Night. The Nuggets have to make a decision on their star player real soon, to trade him or hope to work something out after the deadline. They’ve been playing well of late, and with the Lakers faltering a bit, it’s possible that they may see a small crease in the armor of the Western-elite. The Jazz have that same vision – and this battle of the next-best in the West might be a little precursor of what’s to come.

Deron Williams isn’t a sure thing for this game, listed as questionable, and he hasn’t played since the 26th of January because of a sprained wrist (or hyper-extended, or whatever). He’s a very important cog to this team, the best player and the leader as a distributor and scorer. Andrei Kirelenko is doubtful, and like the listing insists, he probably won’t play. Mehmet Okur is out with back issues, again. The Jazz are hurting. But if Williams plays, they have a chance – still, the Nuggets are very tough at home, and they’ve been good of late.

If Deron Williams doesn’t play, I’d be interested to see what the spread is. Earl Watson isn’t a bad back-up point guard, but I still think Denver would handle the Jazz if D-Will doesn’t play. There’s no spread, as I write this article, but I’d take Denver giving up anything less than 9. But check before you bet, to see what the info is on the Jazz and their injured trio.

Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets (ESPN) (2/4)