Charlotte Hornets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Charlotte (+8)

The Utah Jazz will take on the Charlotte Hornets at Vivint Arena on Monday. Charlotte opens this contest as 8-point dogs. The over/under is set at 232.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 122-118 in their last game. Charlotte finished the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (45 out of 89) and converted 13 of their 34 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 19 of their 22 tries for a rate of 86.4%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 28 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When it comes to the defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the floor on 45 out of 83 shooting. Atlanta distributed 24 assists and had 5 steals in this game. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 40 rebounds (6 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 85.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 20 attempts. They buried 11 of their 25 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 18 while the Hawks recorded 20 personal fouls.

Terry Rozier is a guy who was important in this game. He left the arena with 34 points on 11 out of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. Rozier ended up going 44.0% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes.

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Charlotte heads into this contest with a mark of 13-34 on the year. They currently have an average of 112.6 points per game (21st in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the floor. The Hornets are hitting 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (520 of 1,578) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,193 dimes this year, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,251 relinquished so far this season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (2,025 of 4,194) and they surrender 46.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 36.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.9).

For their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 117-106 against the Nets. The Jazz earned 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Nets committed 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 69.6%. When it comes to shots from distance, Utah knocked down 16 of 39 attempts (41.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz ended up shooting 37 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 42.0%. The Jazz permitted the Nets to convert 43 of their 80 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.8% in the game. They finished 43.9% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 41 and ended up going 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Utah allowed Brooklyn to get 42 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Jordan Clarkson ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in the matchup. Clarkson recorded 29 points in his 33 mins on the court and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup. He converted 11 of 22 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 24-25 on the campaign. The Jazz are responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per game (10th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per contest. Utah has scored 5,758 pts on the season (117.5 per game) and they snag 44.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.6. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Utah defense concedes 35.9% on 3-point attempts (558 of 1,555) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.6 assists and 43.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 7th and 13th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte (+8)

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