Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (37-45 last year) will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (44-38 last season) on Friday.

The Clippers played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 123-111 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.2% field goal percentage (47 of 90) and converted 16 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Clippers made 13 of 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 45 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 36 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles allowed 47.3% from the field on 44 of 93 shooting. Portland recorded 20 assists and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Portland grabbed 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Portland ended up shooting 76.5% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 17 tries. They also converted 10 of 32 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 20 and the Trail Blazers recorded 20 fouls.

Paul George is one guy who came through for this contest. George shot 64.7% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He recorded 27 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 44-38 last season. They turned it over 14.2 times per game and as a unit committed 19.5 personal fouls every game. As a group, Los Angeles collected 43.2 boards per contest and sat with 1,959 assists last season, which ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers hit on 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,041 of 2,735) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 113.6 points per outing (18th in the league) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers were able to force their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they drew 19.6 fouls. They were 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,048 conceded last season. The Clippers defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,430 of 7,243) and they relinquished 43.1 boards per game as a unit. They gave up 36.5% on 3-point shots and they were 12th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.1).

When they last played, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 130-114 when they played the Kings. The Jazz collected 38 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 54 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Kings had 25 fouls in this game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 31 shots. They were able to convert 23 of them for a percentage of 74.2%. Regarding shooting from distance, Utah converted 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz shot 41 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Jazz permitted the Kings to knock down 47 out of 102 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.1% in the game. They shot 37.3% from three-point range by connecting on 19 of 51 and ended up shooting 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Utah permitted Sacramento to grab 45 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Clarkson was important for the Jazz in this matchup. Clarkson earned 24 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 6 assists for the game. He converted 8 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah had a win-loss record of 37-45 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz shot 47.3% from the floor, which ranked them 18th in the league. Utah had 9,600 points last season (117.1 per game) and they grabbed 45.9 boards per game. They earned an assist 26.0 times per game (10th in the league) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game. The Jazz were responsible for committing 20.5 fouls every game and they connected on 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gave up 36.1% on 3-point attempts (1,023 of 2,830) and their opponents made 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.0 dimes and 43.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 10th and 17th in the league. The Jazz were ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.0. They forced their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (15th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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