Philadelphia 76ers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-4)

The Philadelphia 76ers are headed to Vivint Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Utah Jazz. Philadelphia opens this contest as 4-point favorites. The over/under is 230.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 133-114 in their last contest. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (39 of 88) and knocked down 11 out of their 36 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the 76ers buried 25 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 92.6%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 30 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the floor on 44 of 86 shooting. Oklahoma City earned 28 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Oklahoma City snagged 39 boards (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished the game at 93.9% at the charity stripe by converting 31 of their 33 shots. They made 14 of their 33 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 29 and the Thunder accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 30 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 28 minutes and pulled down 10 rebounds. Embiid shot 58.8% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 25-16 this year. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.8 boards per contest and has totaled 1,025 dimes on the season, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are shooting 37.8% on 3-point shots (520 of 1,375) and 82.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.7 points per game (16th in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the floor.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (110.0). The 76ers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (1,636 of 3,510) and they relinquish 42.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists with 987 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 116-114 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Jazz collected 39 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers committed 25 fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 37 tries. They were able to bury 30 of the free throws for a clip of 81.1%. Concerning three-point attempts, Utah converted 10 of their 36 attempts (27.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz ended up shooting 38 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 43.7%. The Jazz permitted the Cavaliers to make 42 out of 90 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 46.7% in the matchup. They finished 27.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 37 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to attacking the glass, Utah allowed Cleveland to collect 37 in total (7 offensive).

Jordan Clarkson ended up having an impact for the Jazz in the matchup. He made 11 out of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 57.9%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Clarkson earned 32 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the contest.

Utah has a record of 21-23 on the campaign. The Jazz are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per contest (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per contest. Utah has totaled 5,171 pts so far this year (117.5 per contest) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which is 14th in the league.

The Utah defense gives up 34.9% from downtown (476 of 1,364) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.5 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which is 6th and 14th in the league. The Jazz are ranked 24th in the league in PPG allowed with 116.8. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-4)

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