Utah Jazz vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Utah Jazz (28-10) are traveling to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will play the Indiana Pacers (14-25).

The Jazz took the court against the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 115-109 in their last game. Utah walked away from the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (43 of 92) and made 14 of their 41 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 22 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 42 out of 88 shooting. Denver doled out 42 assists and had 27 steals for the contest. On top of that, Denver grabbed 36 boards (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Denver shot 93.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 15 tries. They also made 11 of their 36 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 18 while the Nuggets had 12 personal fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is someone who had an impact for this game. He totaled 36 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He played 40 mins and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Bogdanovic ended up going 60.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Utah will enter this game with a mark of 28-10 so far this season. They turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is grabbing 47.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 855 assists on the campaign, which ranks 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (573 of 1,566) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They average 116.0 points per contest (1st in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They concede 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (106.2). The Jazz are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (1,534 of 3,462) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 854 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 129-121 against the Nets. The Pacers earned 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Nets committed 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a rate of 92.9%. When talking about three-point attempts, Indiana made 13 out of 39 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Pacers ended up shooting 41 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Pacers permitted the Nets to make 49 of 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 57.0% for this game. They finished 23.8% from distance via 5 of 21 and ended up going 26 of 29 from the charity stripe (89.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Indiana allowed Brooklyn to pull down 29 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Domantas Sabonis ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers in this contest. Sabonis earned 32 points in his 38 mins on the court and added 10 assists for this game. He made 10 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 76.9%, and had 12 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 14-25 on the campaign. The Pacers are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 23.8 times per game (12th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. Indiana has scored 4,199 points on the year (107.7 per contest) and they average 44.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pacers are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 16th in the league.

The Indiana defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (411 of 1,170) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 22.0 dimes and 42.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 5th in the NBA. The Pacers defensively are ranked 17th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.9. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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