Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/2/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN

Vivint Arena is the location where the Utah Jazz (30-21) will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (28-21) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 136-100 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Nuggets finished with 15 and the Bucks recorded 15 fouls. They also buried 10 of 30 shots from distance. Milwaukee finished the contest at 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 22 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Milwaukee distributed 33 dimes and had 23 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 47.4% from the floor on 37 out of 78 shooting. They also recorded 39 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 7 of 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Denver walked away from the game having earned a 60.2% field goal percentage (53 out of 88) and converted 23 out of their 43 shots from downtown.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who came through in the game. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played 28 mins played and also totaled 9 boards. Jokic finished the contest at 77.8% from the floor and also recorded 15 dimes.

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Denver steps onto the hardwood with a record of 28-21 on the campaign. They average 109.0 pts per game (14th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor. The Nuggets are connecting on 35.2% on shots from downtown (626 of 1,777) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,328 dimes on the season, which ranks 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They concede 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in the league in points per game allowed (106.9). The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,961 of 4,217) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 11th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,192 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 126-106 when they played the Timberwolves. With respect to how they rebounded, Utah allowed Minnesota to grab 30 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 41.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 31 and finished the game at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Jazz permitted the Timberwolves to make 49 of 89 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.1% for this game. Overall, the Jazz ended up shooting 38 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. Regarding three-point shots, Utah buried 15 out of 40 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a clip of 71.4%. The Timberwolves committed 16 fouls in this game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Jazz corralled 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Bojan Bogdanovic pitched in for the Jazz in this matchup. He buried 7 of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Bogdanovic had 23 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Utah has a win-loss record of 30-21 for the campaign. The Jazz are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.0 times per game (27th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per game. Utah has totaled 5,790 points for the season (113.5 per game) and they grab 45.9 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 5th in the league.

The Utah defense concedes 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (600 of 1,749) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 23.2 dimes and 42.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 9th and 2nd in the league. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 107.8. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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