Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (3-10) will play the Utah Jazz (4-9) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced the Suns and took a loss by a final of 140-137 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 27 while the Suns had 28 personal fouls. They also made 18 of 45 shots from downtown. Phoenix went 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 26 shots. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Phoenix earned 36 assists and had 11 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Utah allowed 49.0% from the field on 50 out of 102 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 59 with 27 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 26 of 32 tries for a rate of 81.3%. Utah wrapped up the game having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (48 out of 115) and converted 15 of their 46 shots from beyond the arc.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up with 38 points on 15 out of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 50 minutes played and also snagged 17 rebounds. Markkanen finished the contest at 55.6% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a mark of 4-9 so far this season. They turn it over 17.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is collecting 47.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 353 assists this year, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are hitting 37.0% on shots from downtown (183 of 494) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.8 points per game (9th in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from downtown and they are 26th in basketball in points per game allowed (122.0). The Jazz defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.9% (577 of 1,181) and they relinquish 41.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 355 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 134-91 when they played the Thunder. In relation to rebounding, Portland allowed Oklahoma City to snag 43 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 61.1% from beyond the perimeter via 22 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 14 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Thunder to bury 49 of 81 tries from the field which had them shooting 60.5% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers finished 34 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Portland made 9 of 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. The Thunder had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Jerami Grant pitched in for the Trail Blazers in the game. He knocked down 4 of 12 for this game for a rate of 33.3%, but didn't pull down a rebound. Grant earned 14 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this contest.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 3-10 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 42.8% from the floor, which is 30th in the league. Portland has 1,338 pts for the year (102.9 per contest) and they grab 42.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 21.5 times per game (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 20.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in PPG allowed with 113.1. They have forced 16.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the field (24th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 35.5% on shots from distance (145 of 409) and their opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.8 assists and 46.2 rebounds per game, which is ranked 20th and 26th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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