Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+4)

The Utah Jazz will play the Portland Trail Blazers at Vivint Arena on Saturday. Utah opens this contest as 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 222.

The Trail Blazers faced the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-109 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 17 of 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defending, Portland allowed 49.5% from the field on 48 out of 97 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 28 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 48 boards (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Los Angeles shot 69.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 26 shots. They also buried 14 of 37 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 25 and the Lakers recorded 18 personal fouls.

Jerami Grant is someone who was a major factor for the contest. Grant went 43.5% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins and also collected 4 boards. He finished with 27 points on 10 of 23 shooting.

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Portland enters this contest with a mark of 11-11 for the campaign. They average 109.8 points per contest (25th in basketball) while going 46.6% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 38.0% on shots from distance (263 of 692) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is collecting 42.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 519 assists for the year, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 589 relinquished on the campaign. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (899 of 1,910) and they concede 41.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.0% on three-point shots and they rank 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz went home victorious with a score of 125-112 when they faced the Clippers. When talking about team rebounding, Utah permitted Los Angeles to pull down 39 in total (17 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 36 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Jazz permitted the Clippers to knock down 37 of 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8% in this game. When all was said and done, the Jazz finished shooting 45 for 81 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.6%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Utah made 14 out of their 32 attempts (43.8%). They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. The Clippers committed 23 fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Jazz were able to pull down 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest.

Jordan Clarkson ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this game. He buried 10 out of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Clarkson racked up 33 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for this game.

Utah has a mark of 13-11 this season. The Jazz have committed 21.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.7 times per contest. Utah has tallied 2,809 pts on the campaign (117.0 per game) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league.

The Utah defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (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, which ranks them 2nd and 20th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 21st in basketball in points allowed per game with 115.4. They are forcing 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (21st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+4)

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