Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/5/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Utah Jazz (15-7) are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and notched a win by a score of 137-130 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 27 while the Celtics finished the game with 6 personal fouls. They also made 14 of their 39 attempts from distance. Boston went 100.0% at the free throw line by making 22 of 22 shots. Moreover, Boston pulled down 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Boston totaled 30 assists and had 23 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the floor on 47 of 91 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 20 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 87.0%. Utah walked away from the game with a 55.6% field goal percentage (45 of 81) and made 27 out of their 51 3-point shots.

Mike Conley is someone who was a major factor in the game. Conley finished the game shooting 69.2% from the field and earned 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away with 29 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Utah will play this game with a mark of 15-7 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Utah is collecting 46.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 488 assists on the campaign, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (339 of 926) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.2 points per outing (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.5% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (104.6). The Jazz defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (872 of 1,977) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 2nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 469 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 116-101 against the Wizards. The Cavaliers snagged 39 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. The Wizards had 8 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Cleveland converted 13 out of their 30 tries (43.3%). In all, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 42 for 89 from the floor which had them at 47.2%. The Cavaliers permitted the Wizards to convert 38 of 82 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.3% in the matchup. They went 32.3% from distance by going 10 out of 31 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). When it comes to rebounds, Cleveland permitted Washington to snag 30 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers for the contest. Garland had 32 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 10 assists for the contest. He converted 11 out of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 13-10 so far this year. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 77.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn it over 16.1 times per game. Cleveland has scored 2,402 points for the campaign (104.4 per game) and they grab 45.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 15th in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense gives up 32.8% on three-point shots (245 of 746) and opponents are converting on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.1 assists and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 4th in basketball. The Cavaliers are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points given up per game with 101.7. They are able to force 13.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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