Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, January 20, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Vivint Arena is where the Utah Jazz will attempt to defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

The Nets took the court against the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-98 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (37 out of 88) and made 3 of their 23 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Nets made 21 of 24 tries for a rate of 87.5%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 dimes for this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 37 out of 97 shooting. San Antonio totaled 23 dimes and had 12 steals in this game. In addition, San Antonio had 54 rebounds (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. San Antonio shot 89.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 28 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 26 and the Spurs recorded 22 personal fouls.

T.J. Warren is a player who came through for this game. He totaled 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 24 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. Warren finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Brooklyn comes into this contest with a record of 27-16 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 40.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,126 dimes so far this season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are connecting on 38.4% on shots from 3-point land (515 of 1,341) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.5 pts per game (16th in the league) while going 50.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game allowed (110.5). The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (1,713 of 3,801) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 979 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 126-103 against the Clippers. The Jazz corralled 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 in this matchup. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Clippers earned 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Utah made 19 of their 32 tries (59.4%). When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up going 45 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7%. The Jazz allowed the Clippers to make 37 out of 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 44.1% from three-point range by connecting on 15 out of 34 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, Utah allowed Los Angeles to grab 50 in all (16 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the contest. Markkanen tallied 34 points in his 33 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 11 out of 20 in the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and earned 12 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 24-24 on the season. The Jazz commit 20.8 personal fouls per game and they go 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per game. Utah has scored 5,652 points on the season (117.8 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 13th in the league.

The Utah defense allows 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (540 of 1,514) and opponents are making 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.6 dimes and 43.4 boards every game, which is 7th and 13th in basketball. The Jazz defensively are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 116.6. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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