Utah Jazz forward/center John Collins (right facial contusion) is out for Thursday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Collins has been ruled out for the second leg of the back-to-back. Walker Kessler will likely start in place of Collins. There should also be more minutes for Brice Sensabaugh and Taylor Hendricks.
Kessler is averaging 24.3 minutes and 27.3 FanDuel points per game without Collins. Per numberFire's NBA Heat Map, the Jazz's implied total (111.5) is tied for No. 5 out of 12 teams on the Main slate today, while the game total (237.0) is tied for the highest on the board.
Source: NBA Injury Report