Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/21/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (-2)

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Detroit Pistons (2-25) will meet the Utah Jazz (10-17) on Thursday. Detroit opens this game as 2-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 238.5.

The Jazz faced the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 125-108 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 20 while the Nets racked up 17 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of 39 tries from 3-point range. Brooklyn ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 20 tries. On top of that, Brooklyn grabbed 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Brooklyn recorded 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the field on 39 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 51 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 21 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Utah walked away from the game with a 49.5% FG percentage (45 out of 91) and made 14 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Talen Horton-Tucker is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played 31 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. Horton ended up going 57.9% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes.

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Utah enters this matchup with a mark of 10-17 this year. They currently have an average of 112.2 points per contest (22nd in the NBA) while going 45.1% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 35.1% on shots from distance (356 of 1,015) and 81.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is collecting 46.5 boards per game and has totaled 725 assists for the season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 24th in the league in opponents points per game (119.6). The Jazz are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.4% (1,195 of 2,469) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 759 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Pistons took a loss by a score of 130-124 when they faced the Hawks. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Detroit permitted Atlanta to collect 40 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 44.4% from 3-point land by going 16 of 36 and finished the contest at 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Pistons permitted the Hawks to convert 46 of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.1% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pistons ended up going 48 for 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.1%. When talking about three-point shots, Detroit made 9 of their 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 70.4%. The Hawks committed 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Pistons were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this game.

Cade Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Pistons for this contest. He converted 16 of 24 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds. Cunningham accumulated 43 points in his 44 minutes on the court and accounted for 7 assists for this contest.

Detroit has a record of 2-25 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks 22nd in the league. Detroit has totaled 2,940 pts for the year (108.9 per game) and they pull in 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 22.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Detroit defense surrenders 37.8% from downtown (315 of 834) and their opposition makes 81.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.5 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 11th and 14th in the NBA. The Pistons on defense are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 120.8. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah (-2)

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