Milwaukee Bucks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/14/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, March 14, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN

The Milwaukee Bucks (42-26) are traveling to Vivint Arena on Monday where they will play the Utah Jazz (42-25).

The Bucks faced off with the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-109 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bucks finished with 16 and the Warriors finished the game with 10 fouls. They converted 18 of their 45 attempts from long range. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 93.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 15 attempts. In addition, Golden State totaled 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Golden State dished out 55 assists and had 33 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the field on 45 out of 93 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bucks made 16 of 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. Milwaukee finished having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 92) and made 17 of 44 shots from 3-point land.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who played a role for this game. Antetokounmpo ended up shooting 52.9% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished with 31 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 42-26 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 46.8 boards per game and has racked up 1,610 assists this year, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bucks are connecting on 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (971 of 2,654) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.5 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,729 surrendered so far this year. The Bucks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (2,776 of 6,143) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 16th in basketball in opponents PPG (110.7).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home victorious with a score of 134-125 when they played the Kings. The Jazz were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Kings committed 7 personal fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a rate of 71.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Utah knocked down 16 out of 41 attempts (39.0%). When the game finished, the Jazz went 48 for 86 from the field which had them sitting at 55.8%. The Jazz permitted the Kings to bury 47 of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. They went 39.4% from 3-point land by going 13 of 33 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning rebounding, Utah allowed Sacramento to get 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Clarkson ended up having an impact for the Jazz for this contest. He made 15 of 21 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, but didn't pull down a board. Clarkson tallied 45 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and earned 2 assists for this contest.

Utah has a mark of 42-25 on the year. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is 4th in basketball. Utah has earned 7,629 pts this year (113.9 per contest) and they snag 46.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.5 times per contest (27th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Jazz commit 19.0 fouls per game and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Jazz are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (8th in basketball). The Utah defense concedes 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (797 of 2,333) and their opposition knocks down 75.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 23.0 dimes and 41.9 rebounds per game, ranking them 4th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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