Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Utah Jazz will take on the Atlanta Hawks at Vivint Arena on Friday.

The Hawks took the court against the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 132-100 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 24 while the Suns accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 28 attempts from downtown. Phoenix finished the game at 83.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 31 tries. Moreover, Phoenix snagged 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Phoenix totaled 22 assists and had 8 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists in the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 45 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Atlanta finished having earned a 57.1% FG percentage (52 out of 91) and made 19 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Dejounte Murray is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. Murray finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor and recorded 8 assists. He played 30 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He racked up 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 26-26 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 43.5 boards per game and has tallied 1,268 assists on the year, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (558 of 1,592) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.5 pts per game (9th in the league) while hitting 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They surrender 34.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (116.5). The Hawks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (2,226 of 4,674) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,332 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 131-128 against the Raptors. The Jazz snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the game. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. The Raptors were called for 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Utah made 17 of 47 tries (36.2%). In all, the Jazz shot 44 out of 83 from the floor which had them at 53.0%. The Jazz permitted the Raptors to make 50 out of 110 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5% for this game. They finished the game shooting 43.5% from downtown by hitting 10 of 23 and ended up going 18 out of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Toronto to collect 52 in total (25 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the contest. He converted 7 of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 13 rebounds. Markkanen tallied 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Utah has a mark of 27-26 on the year. The Jazz are committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.9 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.2 times per game. Utah has accounted for 6,241 points on the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 36.1% on 3-point shots (605 of 1,676) and opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.8 dimes and 43.2 boards every game, which is 7th and 13th in the league. The Jazz defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 116.5. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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