Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Utah Jazz are headed to Moda Center on Saturday where they will play the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Jazz faced off with the Knicks and took a loss by a final of 118-111 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 22 and the Knicks recorded 25 fouls. They also made 11 out of their 32 attempts from distance. New York finished the game at 76.0% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 25 attempts. On top of that, New York collected 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. New York doled out 26 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Utah allowed 47.3% from the field on 44 out of 93 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 49 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Jazz made 25 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 43.4% FG percentage (36 of 83) and made 14 of 43 shots from downtown.

Kelly Olynyk is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. Olynyk shot 53.8% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins and totaled 11 boards. He totaled 27 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Utah enters this game with a record of 10-6 this year. They are averaging 116.6 pts per contest (7th in the league) on 46.5% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 36.7% from downtown (235 of 640) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 45.1 rebounds per game and has earned 445 assists on the season, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 16.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are 8th in the league in allowing assists with 340 surrendered this year. The Jazz are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (682 of 1,450) and they surrender 44.4 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 14th in the league in points per game allowed (113.1).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-107 against the Nets. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Brooklyn to snag 47 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.9% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 29 and ended up going 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Nets to make 40 of 79 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.6% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers ended up going 36 for 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Portland converted 13 of their 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.5%. The Nets had 24 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers collected 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the matchup.

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the game. He made 8 of 24 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Lillard scored 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 11 assists for the game.

Portland has a win-loss record of 10-5 for the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 76.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.3 times per contest (25th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per contest. Portland has accumulated 1,645 pts for the year (109.7 per contest) and they average 43.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks 17th in basketball.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 107.7. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (11th in the NBA). The Portland defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point attempts (180 of 511) and opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.0 assists and 41.2 boards per contest, which ranks 27th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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