The Jazz will look to avenge a 107-91 loss at Denver last week, and now that the venue shifts to Salt Lake City, I like the home team's chances of getting a little payback. The Nuggets aren't a strong road team, and the Jazz have been playing very well of late.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - The Nuggets are just 11-26 on the road, and they are coming off a 120-114 loss to Portland on Monday. They played well in that game, but it wasn't enough. The Jazz have won back-to-back games, and one of those was an impressive home win over the Thunder, by a score of 94-89.

2. Jazz Defense - The Jazz have really picked up the pace on defense under new head coach Quin Snyder. They own the league's best opponent's scoring average allowing just 94.9 point per game.

3. X-Factor - The Jazz have covered the spread in five of the last six meetings in this series, and they are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Northwest.

Selection: This is a play on the Utah Jazz (10*)