Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Odds/Point Spread: Phoenix (-3)

The Phoenix Suns (5-6) are headed to Delta Center on Friday where they will go up against the Utah Jazz (4-7). Utah opens as 3-point dogs. The total has been set at 226.

The Suns faced off with the Timberwolves and earned the victory with a final of 133-115 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 21 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. Minnesota finished the contest at 92.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 26 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Minnesota totaled 40 rebounds (16 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Minnesota distributed 18 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the field on 42 of 92 shooting. They also distributed 31 dimes for this contest while creating 6 turnovers and getting 1 steal. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Suns converted 14 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. Phoenix ended the game with a 60.0% FG percentage (51 out of 85) and buried 17 of their 31 3-pointers.

Devin Booker is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He recorded 31 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He played 26 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. Booker finished 54.5% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Phoenix will enter this game with a mark of 5-6 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 45.4 boards per game and has earned 281 assists for the year, which has them ranked 12th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are connecting on 37.8% from downtown (141 of 373) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.7 pts per contest (14th in the league) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Suns are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.0% from 3-point land and they are 16th in the league in opponents points per game (112.4). The Suns defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.9% (458 of 997) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a squad. They rank 12th in the league in giving up assists with 278 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 115-99 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Jazz were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 52 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers earned 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a clip of 93.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Utah made 13 of 43 tries (30.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Jazz ended up going 44 for 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3%. The Jazz permitted the Trail Blazers to knock down 37 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 42.0% in this matchup. They finished 31.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 35 and finished the game at 14 of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). When talking about rebounding, Utah allowed Portland to collect 43 in total (13 offensive).

Jordan Clarkson ended up having an impact for the Jazz for the game. Clarkson tallied 30 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the game. He made 13 out of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and added 1 rebound.

Utah has a mark of 4-7 for the campaign. The Jazz are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.2 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn it over 18.0 times per game. Utah has totaled 1,254 pts for the campaign (114.0 per contest) and they average 47.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 26th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.5. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (24th in the league). The Utah defense allows 35.1% from downtown (146 of 416) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.8 assists and 41.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 16th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-3)

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