UTA vs CLE Dream11 Prediction NBA Live, Fantasy Basketball Dream11 Team, Top Picks and Tips for Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers

UTA vs CLE Dream11: COVID-19, injuries, and soon trades will change the dynamics of the NBA as we work out different combinations as writers, readers, or simply the fans of the game. And that is what makes the scenario complicated because you never know who rises up tomorrow and who takes a hard fall. Still, we can make guesses, from the historical data, from our interpretations as the sports fantasy scenario only becomes more popular in the world, be it fantasy basketball, betting scene, or other forms of contemplations related to this lovely game of the NBA.

And in this case, the Cleveland Cavaliers will visit the Utah Jazz as a part of their lengthy Western Conference road trip. Jazz has won 28 games and lost 13 but has played some underwhelming basketball during the last two games. Their defense has suffered in absence of Rudy Gobert and the Utah team has lost to two below 50% win teams lately.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers were huffing and puffing during their last game against the Kings but somehow pulled through. They are in midst of a tough trip, a long way away from home and playing tough teams along the way. Still, they will have their chances against a Jazz team that has not played disciplined defense without Gobert.

Host: Utah Jazz
Visitors: Cleveland Cavaliers
Match Timing: 13 January, @ 07:30 AM
Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena

NBA Projections, Stats & Analysis

Jazz: What can stop them from making a long postseason run?
Jazz has not done well on the defensive end throughout the season, the team’s help defense is weak, and apart from Royce O’ Neale Utah doesn’t show a lot of hustle. Leaking 125+ against a Pistons team that usually struggles to reach 100 and 120+ against a Pacers that also doesn’t score this much, has to be a low point. It is understandable that with Rudy Gobert sidelined due to the COVID-19 protocols, the defense has suffered, but even when he was playing, the team wasn’t helped him out when his match-up was open and gave up too many points. The Jazz has been way too behind on average in terms of defense when compared to elite teams like Suns, Warriors, Grizzlies in the West, this can be a big problem come Playoffs time when the value of defense becomes even more vital as scoring has been harder to achieve. There is a lot of time remaining in the season and we have seen many teams improve defensively over the course.

Cavaliers: Has the tools to win
I don’t if the Cavaliers have a deep postseason run in them but they are a massively improved team compared to last season. Cleveland had won just 22 wins in the 72-game 2020-21 season, and right now they are already past that mark. Rookie Evan Mobley has created a lot of difference through his two-way play, meanwhile, Darius Garland has also upped his scoring. But it is the improvement in defense that has helped out the Cavaliers this season quite a bit. Cleveland has a Forward centric lineup with Markkanen, Mobley, Allen, Stevens, Love, Osman, and Windler, which means they have a lot of length enabling them to play top-quality defense and also grab rebounds at a high rate. Overall, yes, the team can go cold at times from the field but the current Cavaliers team has a lot of potential to become a high-level squad down the line.

Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers
Games: 41| 41
Wins: 28| 23
Defeats: 13| 18

Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Live, Team News and Lineups

Utah Jazz Team News

Udoka Azuibuike, Rudy Gobert, Bojan Bogdanovic, Hassan Whiteside

are QUESTIONABLE for the game.
• Joe Ingles is in COVID-19 protocols

Jazz Expected Starting Five
Wing: SF: Bojan Bogdanovic
Frontline: PF: Royce O’Neale, C: Hassan Whiteside
Guards: SG: Donovan Mitchell, PG: Mike Conley
BENCH: Jordan Clarkson, Elijah Hughes, Joe Ingles(QUESTIONABLE), Danuel House Jr. Trent Forrest Denzel Valentine, Eric Pashcall, Norvel Pelle.

Cleveland Cavaliers Team News

• Collin Sexton is OUT for the game and will potentially miss the rest of the season.
• Ricky Rubio is OUT for the game and probably for the season
• Isaac Okoro is OUT here and will be gone long-term

Cavaliers Expected Starting Five
Forwards: F: LaMar Stevens PF: Lauri Markkanen
Middle: C: Jarrett Allen C: Evan Mobley
Guard: PG: Darius Garland

BENCH: Kevin Love, Rajon Rondo, Cedi Osman, Dylan Windler, Ed Davis, RJ Nembhard Jr. Kevin Pangos.

NBA Scores, Fantasy Basketball Top Picks

Darius Garland(CLE)
Points: 12
Rebounds: 05
Assists: 11
Steals: 01
Darius has scored below 15 points after scoring 20+ in five straight games prior to that. I believe he will go past 15 and is likely to figure in the 18-26 points range soon. The guard has dished 6-11 assists a game regularly this season. Darius can be selected as a Star/Pro Player in the Dream 11 NBA Fantasy scenario.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 35-47

Donovan Mitchell(UTA)
Points: 31
Rebounds: 03
Assists: 04
Blocks: 01
Donovan has enjoyed immense success on the offensive end once again this season and has continuously breached the 26 points mark throughout the season. A 4-6 assists range is also possible for Donovan game in and game out.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 36-44

Jarrett Allen(CLE)
Points: 18
Rebounds: 17
Assists: 01
Blocks: 02
Steals: 01
Allen is having a superb season, scoring inside, sealing the boards, and playing terrific individual as well as help defense. The Center has been figuring in the 13-18 points and 10-17 rebounds range for most of the season.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 34-42

Mike Conley(UTA)
Points: 13
Rebounds: 05
Assists: 08
Although Conley is slowly heading towards the tail-end of his career, the guard has done a wonderful job as the playmaker and a perimeter shooter for the Jazz. A 12-18 points and 6-8 assists range is a routine for Conley.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 30-42

Jordan Clarkson(UTA)
Points: 16
Rebounds: 05
Assists: 03
Steals: 01
Blocks: 01
Jordan is one of the most versatile scorers in the league and brings a high-quality production off the bench for the Utah outfit. Jordan has been scoring in the 16-23 points range consistently for two seasons now.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 27-41

Evan Mobley(CLE)
Points: 17
Rebounds: 07
Assists: 05
Blocks: 02
Steals: 01
Mobley is a rookie who has earned his stripes on both ends of the floor. The highly athletic Center has scored in the 15-21 points, grabbed 6-11 rebounds, and blocked 1-3 shots a game regularly this season.
Expected Fantasy Points Range: 33-42

UTA vs CLE DREAM11 LINEUP BALANCERS

• Hassan Whiteside(UTA) had 21 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals in the last game. Whitside is playing 30+ minutes with starting Center Rudy Gobert out due to the protocols. I think 12-21 points and an 8-14 rebounds range can be expected.
• Bojan Bogdanovic(UTA) had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists in the last game. Bojan is a sharpshooting wing who has usually scored in the 15-21 points range
• Lauri Markkanen(CLE) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block in the last game. The Powe Forward has scored in the 11-15 points range and has clasped 5-7 rebounds per game throughout the season.
• Eric Paschall(UTA) had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists in the last game. Paschall is getting minutes because Rudy Gobert is out and he is playing back-up to Hassan.
• Royce O’Neale(UTA) had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals in the last game. Primary a defender, the above statline is what to expect from Royce regularly.
• Cedi Osman(CLE) had 15 points, 3 rebounds in the last game. Osman can turn up with 10-15 points a game regularly.
• Kevin Love(CLE) had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists in the last game. The experienced big Forward has continuously scored more than 15 points and has grabbed 5-9 rebounds a game.
• Rajon Rondo(CLE) had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in the last game. Rondo has shown a little bit of everything in the first three games for the team.
• Lamar Stevens(CLE) bagged 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in the last game. Stevens has usually scored around 6-7 points this season.

UTA vs CLE Dream11 Team

PG: J Clarkson, D Mitchell, L Stevens
SG: D Garland(SP)
SF: L Markkanen
PF: K Love
C:    J Allen(PP), H Whiteside

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