Sammy Jankus Reverse Barometer

I rate my plays 3, 4 and 5 stars. Always play the OTHER SIDE of my game writeups.

1) San Antonio at Utah 10:35 PM ET

3* (704) UTAH (+1)

This ain’t your daddy’s Utah team. No, the once-feared Jazz led by Karl Malone and John Stockton have slowly given way to a ragtag gang of misfits that can barely tie their own shoelaces. Usually solid gold in the ATS department when playing at EnergySolutions Arena, the Jazz got flattened Monday night by Houston as 8-point chalk, losing outright 113-96. Utah then had Dallas on the ropes the next evening in Big D – only to execute a monumental 4th quarter collapse where they were outscored 44-18, blowing the game and the cover. No way I want this gutless bunch against a solid Spurs team that’s getting contributions from a half-dozen players besides Tim Duncan! I think San Antonio wins this by double digits – so your play (and I feel bad doing this to you) is on UTAH.