Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Vivint Arena is the site where the Utah Jazz will play the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.

The Kings faced the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-108 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 18 while the Grizzlies finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 32 tries from long range. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 24 shots. Moreover, Memphis snagged 57 rebounds (21 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Memphis totaled 25 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 46 out of 100 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 47 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 15 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Sacramento walked away from the game having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (39 of 96) and buried 15 of their 43 shots from 3-point land.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 4 boards. Fox ended up going 38.9% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a mark of 19-16 for the campaign. They average 118.0 points per game (2nd in the league) while hitting 48.7% from the field. The Kings are hitting 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (465 of 1,304) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 938 assists on the year, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.3% from 3-point land and they are 24th in the league in opponents points per game (116.7). The Kings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (1,511 of 3,096) and they relinquish 42.5 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 890 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 126-123 when they played the Heat. The Jazz were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Heat had 32 fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 44 attempts. They were able to knock down 36 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Utah knocked down 17 of 40 attempts (42.5%). Overall, the Jazz went 35 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2%. The Jazz permitted the Heat to knock down 45 of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Utah allowed Miami to grab 37 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 14 rebounds. Markkanen had 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 19-20 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in basketball. Utah has scored 4,573 pts so far this season (117.3 per contest) and they grab 43.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per game (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. The Jazz are responsible for committing 21.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Jazz are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.6. They have forced 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (25th in the league). The Utah defense surrenders 34.9% on 3-point shots (414 of 1,187) and opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 23.7 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 8th and 19th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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