Walker Kessler has sunk 6.6 baskets per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.8 higher than he's sunk overall this year with the home court advantage.The Utah Jazz will likely get a boost in opportunities in this game from facing the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play road offense in the league over the last 15 games (the Nuggets).Offensive rebounds save possession and generate bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Jazz rank 2nd-best in in the league as the home team with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.The number of fouls drawn by other starting Cs vs. Nikola Jokic has been quite high (3.6 foul shots per game) when facing other starting Cs this year (77th percentile).Walker Kessler is expected to see an increase in efficiency in all stat categories considering holding the home court advantage in this matchup.
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