Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T SportsNet

Vivint Arena is the location where the Utah Jazz (29-16) will go up against the Detroit Pistons (11-33) on Friday.

The Pistons took the court against the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 133-131 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the game having earned a 50.5% FG percentage (46 out of 91) and buried 15 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 26 of 30 tries for a rate of 86.7%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to go 52.4% from the floor on 44 out of 84 shooting. Sacramento recorded 35 dimes and had 22 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Sacramento collected 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Sacramento ended up shooting 70.5% at the charity stripe by converting 31 of their 44 attempts. They knocked down 12 out of their 27 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 26 and the Kings accumulated 7 personal fouls.

Saddiq Bey is a guy who had an impact in this contest. Bey finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He left the arena with 30 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Detroit will play this game with a win-loss mark of 11-33 this season. They currently have an average of 101.8 pts per contest (28th in the league) while going 41.8% from the floor. The Pistons are shooting 31.5% from downtown (493 of 1,565) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 42.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 970 assists for the campaign, which ranks 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.7% from beyond the arc while they are 24th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.5). The Pistons are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,795 of 3,795) and they concede 46.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 20th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,109 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 116-111 against the Rockets. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Utah allowed Houston to snag 32 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 48.9% from three-point range by connecting on 22 out of 45 and ended up going 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Jazz allowed the Rockets to knock down 41 of their 96 attempts from the field which left them shooting 42.7% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Jazz finished the game shooting 42 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Utah buried 10 of their 38 attempts (26.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. The Rockets were called for 8 personal fouls for this contest which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Jazz corralled 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in the matchup.

Rudy Gobert was important for the Jazz in this game. He converted 9 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and tallied 9 rebounds. Gobert tallied 23 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game.

Utah has a mark of 29-16 on the year. The Jazz commit 19.0 fouls per game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.3 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. Utah has scored 5,166 points on the season (114.8 per contest) and they average 46.5 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the league.

The Jazz defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.5. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (11th in basketball). The Utah defense gives up 34.0% on three-point shots (532 of 1,567) and their opponents are knocking down 75.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 23.1 dimes and 42.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 2nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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