Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN

Vivint Arena is where the Utah Jazz (40-24) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (25-39) on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 124-81 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 30 while the Timberwolves totaled 20 fouls. They also made 13 of 43 shots from beyond the arc. Minnesota shot 79.5% at the free throw line by burying 35 of their 44 attempts. Additionally, Minnesota collected 48 boards (19 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Minnesota doled out 67 dimes and had 21 steals in the game. When discussing defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 38 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 28 of their 38 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Portland finished the game having earned a 27.7% FG percentage (23 of 83) and converted 7 of 28 shots from downtown.

Brandon Williams is someone who played a role for this game. Williams finished 38.9% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played 34 minutes played and also totaled 8 boards. He had 27 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Portland will play this contest with a record of 25-39 for the season. They are averaging 107.2 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while connecting on 44.4% from the field. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 35.1% on three-point attempts (847 of 2,410) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,448 dimes on the campaign, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are surrendering 37.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 27th in the league in PPG allowed (113.2). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,616 of 5,517) and they surrender 44.3 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 27th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,678 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 111-103 against the Mavericks. The Jazz snagged 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Mavericks earned 9 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 79.2%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Utah made 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished the game shooting 36 out of 83 from the floor which had them shooting 43.4%. The Jazz permitted the Mavericks to convert 39 of their 88 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.3% in this game. They went 37.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Utah permitted Dallas to snag 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Bojan Bogdanovic ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this game. Bogdanovic totaled 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game. He made 7 of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 40-24 so far this season. The Jazz commit 18.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.4 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. Utah has tallied 7,270 points on the campaign (113.6 per game) and they pull in 46.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks 4th in basketball.

The Utah defense gives up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (769 of 2,235) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 23.1 dimes and 41.9 boards every game, which is 6th and 2nd in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.6. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (11th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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