Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/19/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T SportsNet

The Utah Jazz (29-15) are hosting the Houston Rockets (13-32) at Vivint Arena on Wednesday.

The Rockets faced the Kings and took home the win by a score of 118-112 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 20 and the Kings had 12 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 24 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento recorded 37 assists and had 26 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 45.1% from the floor on 41 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 47 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 20 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Houston finished with a 53.9% FG percentage (41 of 76) and buried 16 out of their 40 3-pointers.

Christian Wood is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. Wood finished the game at 53.3% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He played 33 minutes and collected 14 rebounds. He had 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a record of 13-32 so far this year. They turn it over 17.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is collecting 43.2 boards per game and has racked up 1,028 dimes on the year, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (594 of 1,725) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They average 108.3 pts per contest (16th in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They relinquish 34.8% from 3-point land and they rank 30th in the league in points per game allowed (116.7). The Rockets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,912 of 4,077) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,125 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 101-95 when they played the Lakers. The Jazz were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Lakers were called for 12 personal fouls for this game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 21 of them for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to shots from distance, Utah buried 12 of 46 attempts (26.1%). In all, the Jazz went 31 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 36.9%. The Jazz allowed the Lakers to make 38 of their 85 attempts from the field which had them at 44.7% in the matchup. They finished 29.7% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 11 out of 37 and ended up shooting 14 out of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). In relation to rebounds, Utah allowed Los Angeles to collect 36 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Rudy Gobert ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 8 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 16 rebounds. Gobert tallied 19 points in his 37 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Utah has a record of 29-15 for the year. The Jazz are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.3 times per game (25th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest. Utah has 5,055 pts on the year (114.9 per contest) and they pull down 46.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the league.

The Utah defense allows 33.5% on shots from distance (510 of 1,522) and their opponents are making 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 23.1 assists and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 8th and 2nd in the league. The Jazz defensively are ranked 12th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 107.3. They have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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