Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/20/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons will compete against the Utah Jazz at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

The Jazz took the court against the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-97 in their last game. Utah wrapped up the game having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and made 16 out of their 47 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 3 of their 6 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to the defense, Utah allowed 53.3% from the field on 48 out of 90 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 30 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 54 boards (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 11 attempts. They knocked down 18 of 38 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Jazz ended up with 13 and the Bucks racked up 13 fouls.

Malik Beasley is a player who was a major factor for the contest. Beasley finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 28 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He scored 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Utah will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-15 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is grabbing 43.8 boards per game and has tallied 851 assists for the campaign, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 36.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (472 of 1,278) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.2 points per outing (5th in the league) while going 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They surrender 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (116.0). The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (1,382 of 2,908) and they concede 44.2 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 12th in the league in giving up assists with 746 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 124-121 against the Nets. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit permitted Brooklyn to pull down 35 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 51.7% from downtown by hitting 15 out of 29 and finished the game at 21 out of 23 from the free throw line (91.3%). The Pistons permitted the Nets to convert 44 of 80 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.0% for this contest. Overall, the Pistons ended up going 42 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Detroit made 8 out of their 30 attempts (26.7%). They were able to convert 29 of the free throws for a clip of 85.3%. The Nets earned 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Pistons snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this contest.

Bojan Bogdanovic ended up being a factor for the Pistons in the matchup. He made 7 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Bogdanovic earned 26 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for this game.

Detroit has a record of 8-24 this year. The Pistons commit 23.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.2 times per contest (27th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 3,562 points for the season (111.3 per contest) and they pull in 42.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pistons are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which is 28th in the NBA.

The Pistons are ranked 29th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Detroit defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (381 of 1,077) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their foul shots. They allow 25.7 dimes and 44.8 boards every game, which ranks them 20th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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