Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: NBC Sports California

Vivint Arena is the location where the Utah Jazz (41-24) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (24-44) on Saturday.

The Kings took the court against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-100 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Kings ended up with 22 while the Nuggets accumulated 20 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 35 attempts from 3-point land. Denver finished the game at 89.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 19 tries. On top of that, Denver totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Denver doled out 51 dimes and had 26 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 40 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the matchup while forcing 3 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings made 12 of 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 85) and buried 12 out of their 34 three-point shots.

De'Aaron Fox is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Fox finished shooting 52.2% from the field and distributed 10 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He accounted for 32 points on 12 of 23 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 24-44 on the season. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.5 boards per contest and has earned 1,596 dimes on the campaign, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (776 of 2,272) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They average 110.0 pts per game (15th in the NBA) while going 45.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They rank 26th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,704 conceded so far this year. The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (2,948 of 6,158) and they surrender 45.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.2).

In their last game, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 123-85 when they played the Trail Blazers. Regarding rebounds, Utah allowed Portland to snag 27 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 25.0% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 36 and finished the game at 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Jazz permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 29 of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Jazz shot 42 out of 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Utah converted 17 out of their 46 attempts (37.0%). They were able to convert 22 of them for a percentage of 81.5%. The Trail Blazers committed 9 fouls in the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Jazz were able to snag 44 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this matchup.

Bojan Bogdanovic ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the matchup. He converted 9 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 64.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Bogdanovic racked up 27 points in his 24 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists for this contest.

Utah has a record of 41-24 so far this season. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA. Utah has scored 7,393 pts this year (113.7 per game) and they snag 46.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 22.6 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. The Jazz are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (778 of 2,271) and opponents are connecting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They give up 23.0 assists and 41.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 2nd in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 10th in the league in PPG allowed with 107.3. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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