Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Phoenix (-6)

The Phoenix Suns are en route to Vivint Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Utah Jazz. Utah opens this game as 6-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 234.

The Suns took the court against the 76ers and went home with a win by a final score of 125-105 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 22 and the 76ers totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 31 attempts from distance. Philadelphia finished the game at 88.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Philadelphia totaled 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 9 rejections. Philadelphia distributed 21 assists and had 3 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 43.6% from the field on 34 out of 78 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists for this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 45 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Suns knocked down 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Phoenix finished the contest having earned a 50.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 93) and knocked down 15 of 32 shots from distance.

Devin Booker is one guy who was important in the game. Booker finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a record of 39-35 for the year. They have an average of 113.7 pts per game (18th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Suns are shooting 37.7% on three-point attempts (911 of 2,415) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 44.0 boards per contest and has totaled 2,019 dimes this year, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Suns are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.0% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.0). The Suns defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,955 of 6,320) and they surrender 42.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,730 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 121-113 against the Kings. The Jazz corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the game. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Kings were called for 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Utah made 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). When the game finished, the Jazz shot 47 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 51.6%. The Jazz permitted the Kings to knock down 44 of 95 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% for this game. They finished 37.2% from three-point range by going 16 out of 43 and ended up going 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Sacramento to pull down 42 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Walker Kessler was important for the Jazz for this game. Kessler earned 31 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists for the contest. He made 14 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 87.5%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 35-39 for the year. The Jazz commit 20.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.9 times per game (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. Utah has accounted for 8,679 points for the year (117.3 per game) and they average 45.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 117.8. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in the league). The Utah defense allows 36.6% on 3-point attempts (916 of 2,506) and their opposition makes 77.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 24.6 assists and 43.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 8th and 16th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-6)

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