Washington Wizards vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/18/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards (15-14) are traveling to Vivint Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (20-7).

The Wizards faced the Kings and took a loss by a final of 119-105 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up with 22 while the Kings finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 26 shots from distance. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 72.4% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 29 attempts. Additionally, Sacramento grabbed 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Sacramento doled out 39 assists and had 25 steals for this game. In relation to defending, Washington allowed 54.9% from the field on 45 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wizards made 16 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Washington ended with a 47.2% FG percentage (42 out of 89) and knocked down 5 of 24 three-point attempts.

Deni Avdija is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. Avdija ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 22 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Washington enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-14 this year. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Washington is collecting 44.6 rebounds per game and has earned 680 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are shooting 32.4% from downtown (289 of 891) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 105.7 pts per contest (23rd in the NBA) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They surrender 34.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in the league in PPG allowed (108.0). The Wizards defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (1,158 of 2,569) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 670 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 124-103 against the Clippers. The Jazz were able to snag 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 44 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Clippers earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to bury 15 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Utah converted 15 out of their 37 tries (40.5%). In all, the Jazz went 47 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8%. The Jazz permitted the Clippers to convert 40 of their 85 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% in the matchup. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 of 30 and finished the game at 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Utah allowed Los Angeles to snag 34 in total (8 offensive).

Bojan Bogdanovic was important for the Jazz for the contest. Bogdanovic racked up 20 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He converted 7 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 20-7 for the season. The Jazz are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. Utah has totaled 3,122 pts on the campaign (115.6 per contest) and they grab 46.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jazz are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (288 of 890) and their opposition knocks down 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 21.0 assists and 40.9 boards every game, which is 1st and 1st in the league. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the league in points given up per game with 104.1. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (7th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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