San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+10)

Vivint Arena is where the Utah Jazz will play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Utah opens this game as 10-point favorites. The over/under is set at 234.

The Spurs faced the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 142-116 in their last contest. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (45 of 86) and made 10 of their 25 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Spurs buried 16 of 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 30 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 56.1% from the field on 46 out of 82 shooting. Dallas earned 27 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Dallas snagged 36 rebounds (3 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 1 block. Dallas ended up going 77.8% from the charity stripe by burying 28 of their 36 attempts. They converted 22 of their 42 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 25 while the Mavericks racked up 18 personal fouls.

Malaki Branham is one player who was a factor in the game. He finished with 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. Branham ended up shooting 52.9% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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San Antonio enters this one with a record of 14-46 this season. They turn it over 15.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 43.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,620 dimes this year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are hitting 34.2% on three-point shots (632 of 1,850) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They average 112.5 pts per contest (24th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 fouls. They relinquish 39.7% on 3-point shots and they are 30th in the league in opponents points per game (122.9). The Spurs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 51.0% (2,760 of 5,416) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 28th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,592 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz got the win with a final of 120-119 when they played the Thunder. The Jazz were able to collect 41 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 58 in this contest. They turned it over 21 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Thunder earned 23 fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.2%. In reference to shots from downtown, Utah buried 13 of their 48 attempts (27.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished 42 for 100 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. The Jazz allowed the Thunder to bury 45 out of their 112 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.2% in the matchup. They finished shooting 21.6% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 37 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 at the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to rebounding, Utah allowed Oklahoma City to grab 54 in total (20 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up having an impact for the Jazz in the matchup. He converted 15 of 28 in this matchup for a rate of 53.6%, and had 10 rebounds. Markkanen scored 43 points in his 40 mins on the court and earned 2 assists for the contest.

Utah has a mark of 30-31 so far this season. The Jazz commit 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.7 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per game. Utah has tallied 7,174 pts so far this year (117.6 per game) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which is 16th in basketball.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the league in points allowed per contest with 117.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Utah defense gives up 35.9% from downtown (710 of 1,976) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.1 dimes and 43.7 rebounds every game, which is 8th and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah (-10)

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