Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Clippers at Vivint Arena on Wednesday.

The Clippers took the court against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 114-100 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 94) and made 6 out of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Clippers converted 24 of 32 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 62 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 33 dimes in this game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 38.3% from the field on 36 of 94 shooting. Indiana distributed 23 dimes and had 14 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Indiana grabbed 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Indiana went 82.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 23 attempts. They also knocked down 9 out of their 42 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 18 while the Pacers finished the game with 28 fouls.

Ivica Zubac is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. Zubac ended up going 82.4% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and also collected 29 rebounds. He was able to score 31 points on 14 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a mark of 12-9 so far this season. They turn it over 16.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and has accumulated 480 dimes on the season, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are connecting on 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 661) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They average 106.4 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 47.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 496 conceded this season. The Clippers are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (833 of 1,873) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (106.8).

In their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 114-107 against the Bulls. In relation to rebounding, Utah allowed Chicago to pull down 50 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished 27.3% from three-point range by going 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 22 of 25 at the free throw line (88.0%). The Jazz allowed the Bulls to make 43 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 41 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Utah buried 19 of their 49 tries (38.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a rate of 40.0%. The Bulls committed 17 fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Jazz were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the matchup.

Lauri Markkanen pitched in for the Jazz for the contest. He buried 12 of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Markkanen scored 32 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Utah has a mark of 12-11 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA. Utah has tallied 2,684 points this year (116.7 per contest) and they average 43.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per game (6th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (234 of 696) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 22.7 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, ranking them 3rd and 21st in the league. The Jazz defensively are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.5. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (23rd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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