Mavericks vs. Jazz Odds & Betting Predictions - December 16, 2025

- Running back our goat Christie in another great matchup vs the Jazz - He just had almost an identical matchup against the Nets, who struggled to defend spot up and catch & shoot players, which Christie was able to take advantage of, putting up 15 pts. - Utah is another team that struggles against his strengths. Utah's defense ranks 26th in transition, spot up, and 24th in free throws. Those 3 play types are how Christie scores 70% of his points. - Even better for Christie, the Jazz rank 28th in catch & shoot, which accounts for 63% of Christie's shot types. - He is over this line in 4/4 vs bottom 5 spot up defenses and 6/8 vs bottom 5 catch & shoot defenses. - He played 33 mins coming off the bench last game, so I would expect similar minutes with this game's spread at -1.5. Projecting in the range of 25-29 min, which is plenty since he is over this line in 18/22 games this year when he plays a minimum of 23 min.