Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers will try to beat the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced off with the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 120-102 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 26 while the Hornets totaled 23 personal fouls. They also converted 2 out of their 16 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte ended up shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 34 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte totaled 42 boards (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Charlotte totaled 22 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Utah allowed 44.7% from the floor on 38 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 25 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 46 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 of 86) and converted 16 out of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Lauri Markkanen is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Markkanen walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He totaled 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Utah will take the court with a win-loss record of 25-25 on the year. They currently have an average of 117.6 points per contest (4th in basketball) on 47.2% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 36.6% on 3-pointers (722 of 1,975) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling down 44.4 boards per game and has 1,287 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a group they commit 20.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Jazz have forced 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.1 fouls. They give up 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (116.3). The Jazz defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.0% (2,154 of 4,490) and they relinquish 43.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 11th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,180 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 147-127 against the Spurs. When discussing team rebounding, Portland allowed San Antonio to pull down 40 overall (14 offensive). They finished 48.1% from distance via 13 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Spurs to bury 47 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2% for the game. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers ended up going 55 out of 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 59.8%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Portland knocked down 20 of their 33 attempts (60.6%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 77.3%. The Spurs were called for 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Damian Lillard pitched in for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. Lillard tallied 37 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 12 dimes in this contest. He made 12 out of 19 for this contest for a rate of 63.2%, and had 1 rebound.

Portland has a win-loss record of 22-25 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in basketball. Portland has accounted for 5,338 points so far this year (113.6 per contest) and they snag 42.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.3 times per game (20th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per contest. The Trail Blazers have committed 21.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 14th in the league in PPG given up with 113.1. They have forced 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Portland defense surrenders 36.2% on three-point shots (543 of 1,501) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.6 dimes and 41.2 rebounds every game, which is 17th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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