Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Denver Nuggets are headed to Vivint Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz.

The Nuggets played the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-115 in their last game. Denver walked away from the contest with a 53.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 83) and made 8 out of their 23 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Nuggets made 19 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to the defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 41 of 79 shooting. Phoenix recorded 26 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Phoenix went 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 25 tries. They also knocked down 17 of 36 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 19 and the Suns finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Bruce Brown is a player who played a role for the contest. Brown ended up going 61.1% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He accounted for 31 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Denver enters this game with a record of 52-28 so far this year. They have an average of 115.9 points per game (12th in basketball) while connecting on 50.5% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 38.1% on 3-point shots (947 of 2,485) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is snagging 42.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,311 assists this year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They concede 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 10th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6). The Nuggets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.9% (3,342 of 6,981) and they concede 40.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,051 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-98 against the Thunder. The Jazz were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the game. They turned it over 19 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Thunder earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 68.8%. In regard to 3-pointers, Utah converted 5 of 31 tries (16.1%). Overall, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 83 from the field which had them at 49.4%. The Jazz permitted the Thunder to convert 39 of 97 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2% in this contest. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). In reference to how they rebounded, Utah permitted Oklahoma City to collect 50 in all (17 on the offensive glass).

Kris Dunn was important for the Jazz in this game. He made 9 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 90.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Dunn earned 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for this game.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 36-44 for the season. The Jazz have committed 20.6 fouls every game and they go 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per contest. Utah has earned 9,365 points so far this season (117.1 per contest) and they pull down 45.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jazz are shooting 47.3% from the field, which ranks 18th in basketball.

The Utah defense gives up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (990 of 2,739) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.8 dimes and 43.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 9th and 16th in basketball. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 117.9. They have forced 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (15th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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