Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/27/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Monday, December 27, 2021

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The San Antonio Spurs (13-18) will try to beat the Utah Jazz (23-9) at AT&T Center on Monday.

The Jazz played the Mavericks and earned the victory with a final of 120-116 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Jazz finished with 24 while the Mavericks totaled 13 fouls. They also made 10 of 30 attempts from distance. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by burying 30 of their 35 attempts. Moreover, Dallas grabbed 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Dallas doled out 43 dimes and had 19 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 42.7% from the floor on 38 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 49 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 28 of their 37 shots for a rate of 75.7%. Utah ended the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 of 90) and converted 12 of their 36 3-point attempts.

Mike Conley is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished with 22 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. Conley finished 50.0% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Utah heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 23-9 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is collecting 47.4 boards per game and has accumulated 733 assists for the year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (498 of 1,353) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They average 116.0 points per contest (1st in the NBA) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 695 surrendered this year. The Jazz defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (1,285 of 2,910) and they concede 41.6 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 32.8% on 3-pointers and they are 8th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (105.7).

In their last game, the Spurs got the win with a final of 138-110 when they played the Lakers. In reference to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Los Angeles to get 34 in all (14 offensive). They shot 18.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 30 from the free throw line (56.7%). The Spurs permitted the Lakers to make 44 out of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs shot 46 out of 95 from the floor which had them at 48.4%. In relation to shooting from distance, San Antonio knocked down 18 out of their 39 tries (46.2%). They were able to bury 28 of them for a percentage of 84.8%. The Lakers earned 14 fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They gave up possession 6 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Spurs were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the contest.

Keita Bates-Diop ended up being a factor for the Spurs in this matchup. Bates-Diop scored 30 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 11 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 13-18 so far this year. The Spurs are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.3 times per game (1st in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. San Antonio has scored 3,433 points on the year (110.7 per contest) and they snag 45.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks 4th in the NBA.

The Spurs are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.8. They have forced 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (24th in the league). The San Antonio defense gives up 36.2% on shots from distance (393 of 1,086) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.1 dimes and 46.0 boards every game, which is ranked 17th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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