New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (4-11) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-7) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The Pelicans faced the Kings and notched a win by a score of 117-112 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 28 and the Kings racked up 25 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 of 44 attempts from 3-point range. Sacramento finished 82.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 29 of their 35 tries. In addition, Sacramento grabbed 38 rebounds (4 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Sacramento doled out 22 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, New Orleans allowed 44.7% from the field on 34 of 76 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 48 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 28 of their 37 shots for a percentage of 75.7%. New Orleans walked away from the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and made 7 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Zion Williamson is one player who was a major factor for the game. Williamson finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes. He played for 35 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He racked up 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a mark of 8-7 on the year. They are averaging 113.5 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while shooting 47.4% from the floor. The Pelicans are hitting 35.9% on three-point shots (171 of 476) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 44.5 boards per game and has accounted for 383 dimes for the season, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 16th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.9). The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.1% (623 of 1,350) and they surrender 45.9 boards per game as a squad. They are 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 407 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 121-105 when they played the Trail Blazers. Concerning how they rebounded, Utah allowed Portland to grab 37 in all (14 offensive). They went 43.6% from three-point range by going 17 of 39 and ended up going 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Jazz permitted the Trail Blazers to make 47 of 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished 37 for 79 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, Utah buried 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.8%. The Trail Blazers were called for 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Jazz collected 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Jazz in this game. He knocked down 9 of 18 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Markkanen tallied 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 4-11 on the year. The Jazz are committing 20.7 fouls per game and they shoot 80.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.9 times per game (8th in the league) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per contest. Utah has scored 1,723 points so far this year (114.9 per game) and they snag 47.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the NBA.

The Jazz are ranked 26th in the league in PPG surrendered with 122.5. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.5% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Utah defense allows 37.4% on 3-point attempts (210 of 562) and their opposition knocks down 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 28.1 dimes and 41.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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