Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Indiana Pacers are on their way to Vivint Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Utah Jazz.

The Pacers faced the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 137-114 in their last game. Indiana ended the game with a 40.0% FG percentage (40 out of 100) and converted 12 of 37 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 22 of 30 shots for a rate of 73.3%. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 28 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 50.5% from the field on 48 out of 95 shooting. Sacramento doled out 28 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Sacramento totaled 58 rebounds (11 offensive, 47 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Sacramento ended up going 86.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 29 attempts. They also made 16 of 43 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Pacers finished with 21 and the Kings recorded 25 fouls.

Jalen Smith is one player who was a major contributor in this game. Smith finished 80.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 19 minutes and collected 6 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Indiana comes into this one with a record of 12-9 so far this season. They average 115.6 points per outing (8th in basketball) while shooting 45.0% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 35.7% on 3-point shots (306 of 856) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 43.7 boards per game and is sitting with 589 assists for the season, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pacers have forced 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They give up 36.6% on shots from distance while they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (115.4). The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (859 of 1,846) and they concede 45.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists with 532 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 125-112 when they played the Clippers. With respect to team rebounding, Utah allowed Los Angeles to pull down 39 overall (17 offensive). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 36 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Jazz permitted the Clippers to bury 37 of 93 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz ended up shooting 45 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.9%. Concerning 3-point shots, Utah buried 14 out of their 32 attempts (43.8%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. The Clippers were called for 23 fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Jazz pulled down 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the matchup.

Jordan Clarkson ended up having an impact for the Jazz for this contest. He converted 10 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Clarkson scored 33 points in his 40 mins of playing time and added 5 assists for the contest.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 13-11 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 10th in basketball. Utah has totaled 2,809 pts for the campaign (117.0 per contest) and they collect 44.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.3 times per game (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Jazz commit 21.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense gives up 33.6% on three-point shots (244 of 726) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 22.5 dimes and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 2nd and 20th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.4. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (21st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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