With a league-best 26-6 record and winners of 22 of their last 24 games, the Utah Jazz are clearly the best team in the NBA right now and have joined a short list of teams that are serious contenders for the title.

And for bettors who place their money on the Jazz, their remarkable season has also meant a lot of winnings as the team keeps on piling the victories.

According to the Action Network, not only does Utah have the best record in the league, but they also have an impressive 22-7 record (75%) against the spread as favorites this season. This means that a person who bets $100 on the Jazz would be up to $1,397, which is far and away the best mark out of any team. The rest of the NBA, meanwhile, is only 46.7% against the spread and is down $3,880.

The formula for Utah’s success comes both on offense and defense, with Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and company boasting of the league’s second-best offense, the best defense, and best point differential at +13.1.

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The Jazz will travel to the American Airlines Arena to face the Miami Heat and are once against the favorites to win. The Heat have won four straight and have gotten back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference thanks to the return of some key players, but right now, it’s hard to bet against the Jazz.

Bettors who have picked the Jazz as favorites have rarely been disappointed and have won big this season, and that trend looks to continue on Friday, even against a streaking Heat team.