Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: NBA TV

The Golden State Warriors (27-7) are hitting the road to Vivint Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (25-9).

The Warriors took the court against the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 89-86 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Warriors ended up with 20 and the Nuggets totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 33 attempts from distance. Denver finished the contest at 65.0% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 20 tries. In addition, Denver grabbed 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Denver totaled 44 dimes and had 24 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 34 out of 83 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest while creating 5 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 16 of 31 tries for a percentage of 51.6%. Golden State walked away from the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (30 of 72) and made 10 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Andrew Wiggins is a player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and also totaled 8 rebounds. Wiggins ended up going 40.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Golden State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 27-7 this season. They are averaging 110.9 points per game (7th in the league) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (503 of 1,374) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is snagging 46.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 946 assists this season, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 727 relinquished for the season. The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (1,240 of 2,906) and they relinquish 41.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 32.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in the league in opponents points per game (100.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 120-105 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Jazz snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers had 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a clip of 62.5%. With respect to three-point shots, Utah buried 8 out of 29 attempts (27.6%). When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up shooting 46 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Jazz permitted the Trail Blazers to make 37 of 88 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.0% in this game. They finished shooting 35.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Portland to grab 34 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Rudy Gobert ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and added 14 rebounds. Gobert tallied 22 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Utah has a mark of 25-9 this season. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 1st in basketball. Utah has accounted for 3,941 points this season (115.9 per contest) and they snag 47.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per contest (21st in the league) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. The Jazz have committed 18.8 fouls every game and they go 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (378 of 1,150) and their opposition makes 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 21.9 dimes and 41.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 4th and 3rd in basketball. The Jazz are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 105.6. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (8th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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