Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+9)

The Denver Nuggets are hosting the Utah Jazz at Ball Arena on Friday. Utah opens this game as 9-point underdogs. The total is set at 224.

The Jazz faced off with the Rockets and took home the win by a score of 109-101 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 28 and the Rockets accumulated 30 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of their 40 attempts from three-point range. Houston finished the contest at 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 24 attempts. On top of that, Houston totaled 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Houston recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the floor on 36 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 53 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Jazz converted 20 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Utah finished having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (38 of 90) and made 13 of their 45 3-point attempts.

Jordan Clarkson is one player who came through in this contest. He totaled 20 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. Clarkson shot 42.9% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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Utah will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-1 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 17.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 23.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 48.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 146 dimes this season, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are shooting 36.0% on shots from distance (73 of 203) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They average 118.8 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 18.6 turnovers per game and they draw 23.4 personal fouls. They rank 18th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 107 relinquished so far this year. The Jazz are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (211 of 476) and they relinquish 47.2 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 29.3% on shots from downtown while they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.8).

In their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 110-99 when they faced the Lakers. With respect to rebounding, Denver allowed Los Angeles to get 47 in all (7 on the offensive side). They went 26.7% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Nuggets allowed the Lakers to bury 40 of their 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Nuggets finished the game shooting 42 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 45.7%. In relation to three-point attempts, Denver converted 9 of their 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 81.0%. The Lakers committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Nuggets collected 45 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 54 for the game.

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in this game. He buried 12 out of 17 in this game for a rate of 70.6%, and accumulated 13 rebounds. Jokic accumulated 31 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 9 dimes in this matchup.

Denver has a record of 3-2 on the season. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks 5th in the NBA. Denver has scored 572 points so far this year (114.4 per contest) and they collect 42.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 29.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 22.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.4. They have forced 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (27th in the league). The Denver defense allows 37.8% on three-point shots (70 of 185) and opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 27.6 dimes and 43.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 25th and 15th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah (+9)

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