Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Utah Jazz are en route to Barclays Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 128-117 in their last game. Utah ended with a 54.4% field goal percentage (49 of 90) and made 12 out of their 31 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 28 dimes in this game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defending, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 45 of 95 shooting. San Antonio earned 31 assists and had 10 steals for the game. Furthermore, San Antonio had 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. San Antonio finished 81.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 21 attempts. They made 10 out of their 35 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 17 while the Spurs recorded 16 personal fouls.

Talen Horton-Tucker is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. Horton ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He played for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 41 points on 15 out of 25 shooting.

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Utah heads into this one with a win-loss record of 36-40 this year. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 45.6 boards per game and has tallied 1,968 dimes this year, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are connecting on 35.7% from downtown (1,036 of 2,904) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They average 117.2 pts per game (6th in the league) while hitting 47.3% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They concede 36.4% on shots from downtown and they are 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.8). The Jazz are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (3,300 of 6,953) and they concede 43.4 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,879 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 123-114 against the Rockets. The Nets were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Rockets were called for 18 fouls for this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to bury 18 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about shots from downtown, Brooklyn made 17 out of their 35 tries (48.6%). When all was said and done, the Nets shot 44 for 82 from the floor which had them at 53.7%. The Nets permitted the Rockets to make 46 out of their 98 tries from the floor which had them at 46.9% for this contest. They went 30.0% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 30 and ended up shooting 13 of 21 at the charity stripe (61.9%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Houston to pull down 52 in all (20 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Johnson ended up being important for the Nets in this matchup. Johnson had 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in this contest. He made 11 out of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 61.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 41-35 on the campaign. The Nets are committing 21.4 personal fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.4 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Brooklyn has accounted for 8,629 pts on the season (113.5 per game) and they collect 40.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Nets are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.2% on 3-pointers (910 of 2,449) and their opponents are making 76.4% of their foul shots. They concede 23.3 dimes and 45.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 3rd and 25th in the NBA. The Nets defensively are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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