Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/29/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-20) will play the Utah Jazz (24-9) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz took the court against the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 110-104 in their last contest. Utah finished the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (39 of 86) and converted 9 of their 31 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 23 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 76.7%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 55 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the field on 45 out of 100 shooting. San Antonio earned 44 assists and had 26 steals for this contest. Furthermore, San Antonio snagged 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. San Antonio finished the game shooting 44.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 9 attempts. They also made 10 out of their 30 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 15 while the Spurs finished the game with 9 fouls.

Rudy Gobert is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Gobert walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and grabbed 13 boards. He finished with 16 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Utah enters this game with a win-loss record of 24-9 on the season. They have an average of 115.8 pts per contest (1st in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (507 of 1,384) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is snagging 47.6 boards per game and has tallied 752 dimes for the season, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.8% on 3-pointers while they are 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (105.6). The Jazz are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (1,330 of 3,010) and they relinquish 41.7 boards per contest as a group. They are 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 721 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 132-117 when they played the Mavericks. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Dallas to get 31 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 33 and finished the contest at 24 out of 33 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Mavericks to knock down 48 of 84 tries from the floor which had them at 57.1% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers finished 35 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. With regard to three-point shots, Portland made 12 of 40 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 35 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. The Mavericks committed 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 42 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest.

Nassir Little pitched in for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. Little scored 20 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the matchup. He made 7 of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 10 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 13-20 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks 19th in basketball. Portland has accounted for 3,577 pts this season (108.4 per contest) and they pull down 43.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.5 fouls per game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense allows 37.5% on 3-point attempts (443 of 1,181) and opponents are making 75.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.9 dimes and 43.0 total rebounds per game, which is 29th and 7th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 26th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.7. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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