Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (7-14) are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers (10-10) at Delta Center on Friday.

The Clippers played the Nuggets and earned the victory with a final of 111-102 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 14 and the Nuggets recorded 20 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. Denver walked away from this one shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of their 9 attempts. Moreover, Denver grabbed 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 9 rejections. Denver distributed 29 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the field on 41 of 98 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 51 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 19 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (40 of 87) and made 12 of their 27 3-pointers.

Paul George is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. George finished 40.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played for 38 minutes played and also pulled down 8 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a mark of 10-10 this season. They average 112.9 points per contest (18th in basketball) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (236 of 644) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 44.8 boards per game and has 495 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They rank 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 506 surrendered on the campaign. The Clippers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (798 of 1,771) and they concede 44.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from distance and they rank 5th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 147-97 against the Mavericks. In relation to attacking the glass, Utah permitted Dallas to snag 47 overall (11 offensive). They went 44.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 22 of 49 and finished the contest at 13 out of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). The Jazz allowed the Mavericks to convert 56 of 101 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.4% for this contest. When the game finished, the Jazz finished 35 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Utah made 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. The Mavericks committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They coughed it up 19 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Jazz collected 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the game.

Ochai Agbaji ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, but didn't pull down a board. Agbaji totaled 21 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Utah has a win-loss record of 7-14 on the campaign. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 28th in the NBA. Utah has accounted for 2,338 points so far this season (111.3 per game) and they average 47.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 17.8 times per game. The Jazz have committed 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 80.7% from the charity stripe.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the league in PPG given up with 119.8. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (24th in basketball). The Utah defense allows 36.9% on three-point shots (289 of 783) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 28.0 assists and 42.5 boards per game, which ranks 27th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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