Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/16/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (21-19) will compete against the Utah Jazz (28-14) at Ball Arena on Sunday.

The Jazz faced off with the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 111-91 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 16 while the Cavaliers racked up 13 fouls. They converted 11 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Cleveland went 82.4% at the free throw line by making 14 of 17 attempts. Furthermore, Cleveland pulled down 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Cleveland doled out 50 assists and had 28 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 53.1% from the field on 43 of 81 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled a total of 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Jazz made 7 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 85) and knocked down 16 out of their 47 3-point shots.

Eric Paschall is one guy who was important for this game. He ended up with 18 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. Paschall finished the game at 72.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Utah will play this game with a mark of 28-14 this year. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 46.4 rebounds per game and has 932 dimes for the campaign, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 36.8% on three-point attempts (632 of 1,719) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.1 points per contest (1st in basketball) while shooting 47.6% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.8% from 3-point land and they rank 12th in the league in points per game allowed (107.6). The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (1,714 of 3,816) and they concede 42.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 968 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 140-108 when they played the Trail Blazers. When talking about rebounds, Denver allowed Portland to pull down 23 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 32.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 28 at the free throw line (60.7%). The Nuggets permitted the Trail Blazers to make 39 of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 52 for 83 from the field which had them sitting at 62.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Denver converted 21 of 42 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. The Trail Blazers were called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Nuggets snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game.

Facundo Campazzo ended up being important for the Nuggets for the contest. He converted 7 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 70.0%, but couldn't coral a rebound. Campazzo had 18 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 12 assists for the contest.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 21-19 for the campaign. The Nuggets have committed 19.3 fouls per game and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.2 times per contest (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 4,257 points so far this year (106.4 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.7. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (20th in basketball). The Denver defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (467 of 1,381) and their opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their foul shots. They concede 24.2 dimes and 43.4 rebounds every game, which is 18th and 9th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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