Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T SportsNet

Vivint Arena is the site where the Utah Jazz (28-12) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (22-18) on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-82 in their last contest. Cleveland finished the game having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (32 out of 75) and converted 7 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 11 of their 18 tries for a rate of 61.1%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding defense, Cleveland allowed 40.2% from the field on 39 of 97 shooting. Golden State earned 54 assists and had 24 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Golden State pulled down 32 rebounds (22 offensive, 10 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Golden State ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 10 tries. They also knocked down 10 of their 42 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 10 while the Warriors totaled 14 personal fouls.

Lamar Stevens is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Stevens finished shooting 72.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He racked up 17 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Cleveland heads into this game with a win-loss record of 22-18 so far this year. They average 107.2 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.3% on three-point shots (488 of 1,382) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling down 45.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,011 assists on the year, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 941 conceded so far this year. The Cavaliers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (1,553 of 3,523) and they surrender 43.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 2nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (102.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 125-113 when they faced the Pacers. The Jazz were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Pacers committed 10 fouls in the matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 94.7%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Utah knocked down 15 of their 35 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz ended up going 40 for 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. The Jazz allowed the Pacers to knock down 44 of their 80 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 48.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 29 and finished the contest at 23 out of 32 at the charity stripe (71.9%). In reference to how they rebounded, Utah permitted Indiana to grab 33 in total (5 offensive).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the game. He converted 13 of 27 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Mitchell accumulated 36 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 9 dimes in this matchup.

Utah has a record of 28-12 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA. Utah has tallied 4,628 pts for the campaign (115.7 per game) and they collect 47.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per contest (25th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. The Jazz commit 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense surrenders 33.3% on 3-point attempts (458 of 1,375) and their opponents are knocking down 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 22.8 assists and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 5th and 3rd in basketball. The Jazz are ranked 12th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.1. They are forcing 11.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (11th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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