Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Utah Jazz are headed to Chase Center on Friday where they will take on the Golden State Warriors.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-114 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 18 and the Clippers totaled 20 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished shooting 94.7% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 19 shots. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 26 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 47 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists in this contest while creating 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 45 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jazz made 22 of 24 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (40 of 89) and made 12 out of their 38 shots from downtown.

Kelly Olynyk is one player who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. Olynyk went 85.7% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Utah will take the court with a record of 12-7 on the year. They are averaging 117.4 points per outing (3rd in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 37.0% from downtown (277 of 748) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling in 44.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 522 dimes this season, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.8 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.6% from 3-point land and they rank 22nd in the league in points per game from their opponents (114.5). The Jazz are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (817 of 1,718) and they surrender 44.0 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 422 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Warriors took a loss by a final score of 128-83 against the Pelicans. With respect to cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted New Orleans to pull down 50 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 35.7% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Warriors permitted the Pelicans to convert 49 out of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors finished the game shooting 28 for 74 from the field which had them at 37.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Golden State made 10 of 43 tries (23.3%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a rate of 89.5%. The Pelicans were called for 16 fouls for this contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They turned the ball over 26 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Warriors collected 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the game.

Jordan Poole was important for the Warriors in this contest. Poole scored 26 points in his 27 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 9 of 18 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, but wasn't able to grab a board.

Golden State has a mark of 8-10 for the season. The Warriors are responsible for committing 23.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.0 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.2 times per contest. Golden State has totaled 2,083 pts so far this year (115.7 per contest) and they grab 41.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 9th in basketball.

The Warriors on defense are ranked 28th in the league in PPG given up with 118.0. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Golden State defense surrenders 35.5% on 3-pointers (235 of 662) and their opposition knocks down 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.3 assists and 45.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 21st and 24th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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