Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN

The Utah Jazz (30-18) host the Phoenix Suns (37-9) at Vivint Arena on Wednesday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. Phoenix finished the contest with a 47.5% FG percentage (47 out of 99) and knocked down 13 out of their 36 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Suns buried 8 of their 15 tries for a rate of 53.3%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 51 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest while forcing 3 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the field on 40 out of 81 shooting. Utah earned 38 assists and had 16 steals for the contest. Moreover, Utah grabbed 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Utah walked away from this one shooting 68.2% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 22 attempts. They also knocked down 14 of 31 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 17 while the Jazz recorded 13 personal fouls.

Chris Paul is one player who was important in the game. Paul shot 58.8% from the floor and also distributed 14 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished with 27 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a win-loss record of 37-9 on the season. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is pulling down 46.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,215 assists for the year, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 36.3% on shots from downtown (531 of 1,463) and 80.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 112.5 pts per game (3rd in the league) while going 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Suns are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 6th in the league in points per game allowed (104.6). The Suns defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.7% (1,788 of 4,087) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,026 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 115-109 against the Suns. The Jazz were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Suns had 14 fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. In relation to shots from downtown, Utah buried 14 out of their 31 tries (45.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Jazz went 40 out of 81 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.4%. The Jazz allowed the Suns to convert 47 out of 99 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.5% in this game. They finished 36.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 out of 36 and finished the game at 8 of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). With respect to rebounding, Utah allowed Phoenix to get 33 in all (18 offensive).

Danuel House Jr. ended up having an impact for the Jazz in the matchup. House Jr. accumulated 14 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for the contest. He converted 4 of 9 in this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 30-18 this season. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA. Utah has accounted for 5,478 pts this year (114.1 per contest) and they pull down 46.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.1 times per contest (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per contest. The Jazz have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 107.3. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (11th in the NBA). The Utah defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (571 of 1,677) and opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.1 dimes and 42.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 8th 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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