New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The New York Knicks (13-9) are on their way to Delta Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (7-16).

The Knicks faced the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 136-130 in their last game. New York walked away from the game with a 60.5% field goal percentage (52 out of 86) and knocked down 17 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 15 of 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 36 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defending, New York let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 47 out of 96 shooting. Toronto doled out 32 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Toronto totaled 38 boards (17 offensive, 21 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Toronto finished the game at 73.3% from the free throw line by converting 22 of 30 attempts. They also converted 14 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 22 and the Raptors accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Julius Randle is one guy who came through in the matchup. Randle finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He racked up 34 points on 14 out of 21 shooting.

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New York will play this game with a win-loss mark of 13-9 this year. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is grabbing 45.8 rebounds per contest and has 529 assists on the season, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 38.4% on shots from downtown (299 of 778) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 113.1 pts per contest (19th in basketball) while hitting 45.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 553 conceded this season. The Knicks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.6% (895 of 1,880) and they surrender 40.3 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (109.7).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 134-120 against the Thunder. The Jazz earned 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Thunder were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Utah made 12 of 38 attempts (31.6%). Overall, the Jazz went 44 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Jazz allowed the Thunder to convert 50 out of their 96 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.1% for the matchup. They shot 47.4% from three-point range by connecting on 18 of 38 and ended up going 16 out of 17 at the free throw line (94.1%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Utah permitted Oklahoma City to snag 39 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Keyonte George ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this game. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for this game giving him a rate of 58.8%, and had 3 rebounds. George tallied 30 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 7 assists in this matchup.

Utah has a record of 7-16 on the campaign. The Jazz have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they hit 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (8th in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.7 times per game. Utah has tallied 2,561 points on the year (111.3 per game) and they pull in 46.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the league.

The Utah defense allows 37.7% on shots from distance (322 of 855) and opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 28.1 dimes and 42.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 28th and 5th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 120.3. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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