Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBA TV

Chase Center is the location where the Golden State Warriors (32-13) will attempt to defeat the Utah Jazz (29-16) on Sunday.

The Jazz played the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-111 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Jazz finished with 16 while the Rockets had 8 fouls. They also buried 22 out of their 45 attempts from three-point range. Houston shot 70.6% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 17 attempts. Furthermore, Houston collected 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Houston distributed 44 dimes and had 24 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 41 out of 96 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 49 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 17 of their 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Utah ended the game having earned a 47.2% FG percentage (42 out of 89) and made 10 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Rudy Gobert is a guy who was a major factor for this game. Gobert finished the contest at 69.2% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 29-16 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a team they commit 19.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 46.5 rebounds per contest and has 1,005 dimes so far this season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 36.3% on shots from distance (669 of 1,842) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 114.8 points per game (1st in the NBA) while going 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They give up 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 12th in the NBA in opponents points per game (107.5). The Jazz defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.8% (1,835 of 4,093) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 10th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,039 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Warriors took a loss by a final score of 121-117 against the Pacers. When it comes to rebounding, Golden State permitted Indiana to snag 35 in total (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from distance by connecting on 15 of 35 and ended up shooting 24 of 34 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Warriors allowed the Pacers to convert 41 out of 95 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Golden State knocked down 9 out of 42 attempts (21.4%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.8%. The Pacers were called for 14 fouls in this contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Warriors were able to pull down 38 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 53 for this contest.

Stephen Curry ended up being a factor for the Warriors for the game. Curry accumulated 39 points in his 44 mins on the hardwood and tallied 8 assists for this game. He knocked down 12 out of 27 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 32-13 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Golden State has totaled 4,945 points so far this year (109.9 per game) and they snag 46.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.7 times per game (1st in the league) and they cough up possession 15.7 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense concedes 33.0% from downtown (536 of 1,623) and opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 22.0 assists and 42.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 1st and 3rd in the league. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 1st in basketball in points allowed per contest with 102.0. They are forcing 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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