San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Utah Jazz are welcoming the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Arena on Tuesday.

The Spurs played the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 118-102 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Spurs ended up with 21 and the Jazz finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 28 shots from three-point range. Utah finished the game at 78.6% when shooting free throws by making 22 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 56 rebounds (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Utah earned 29 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 43 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 41 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. San Antonio walked away from the game with a 39.2% FG percentage (38 of 97) and buried 9 of 34 3-pointers.

Jeremy Sochan is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Sochan ended up going 44.4% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins played and snagged 6 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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San Antonio will enter this matchup with a mark of 14-47 on the season. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 43.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,641 dimes for the year, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are connecting on 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (641 of 1,884) and 74.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.3 points per outing (25th in the NBA) on 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They concede 39.7% on 3-point shots while they are 30th in basketball in opponents points per game (122.9). The Spurs are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.9% (2,803 of 5,508) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 28th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,621 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 118-102 when they played the Spurs. Concerning rebounding, Utah allowed San Antonio to snag 41 overall (9 offensive). They shot 26.5% from distance by going 9 out of 34 and finished the game at 17 out of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). The Jazz permitted the Spurs to bury 38 of their 97 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 39.2% in this contest. When the game finished, the Jazz went 43 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Utah made 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to convert 22 of those for a rate of 78.6%. The Spurs committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Jazz were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 56 for this contest.

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a factor for the Jazz for this contest. Markkanen had 27 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 52.9%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 31-31 on the campaign. The Jazz are committing 20.7 fouls every game while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest. Utah has accounted for 7,292 pts this year (117.6 per game) and they pull in 45.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 15th in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.0. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (19th in basketball). The Utah defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (719 of 2,010) and their opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.1 assists and 43.6 rebounds every game, which ranks 8th and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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