Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+11)

The Utah Jazz (9-16) are headed to Golden 1 Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (14-9). Utah opens as 11-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 238.5.

The Jazz took the court against the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 122-114 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 14 while the Trail Blazers accumulated 12 personal fouls. They buried 16 of 45 tries from distance. Portland finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Portland had 49 boards (21 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 9 blocked shots. Portland distributed 30 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the floor on 43 out of 103 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 45 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Utah finished the contest having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 92) and knocked down 11 of 33 3-pointers.

Collin Sexton is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and snagged 2 boards. Sexton finished 64.7% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Utah steps onto the hardwood with a record of 9-16 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 46.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 667 assists for the year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (330 of 944) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They average 112.0 points per game (23rd in the league) while going 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jazz have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 697 surrendered on the year. The Jazz defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (1,109 of 2,293) and they surrender 42.6 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 25th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (119.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings got the win with a final of 128-123 against the Thunder. The Kings were able to pull down 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 17 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Thunder had 25 fouls for the contest which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento made 18 of their 45 attempts (40.0%). In all, the Kings shot 47 for 95 from the field which had them shooting 49.5%. The Kings allowed the Thunder to convert 44 of 102 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% in the matchup. They shot 30.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 11 of 36 and finished the contest at 24 out of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). In regard to rebounds, Sacramento permitted Oklahoma City to get 44 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings for the game. Fox tallied 41 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in the matchup. He converted 14 of 25 in this game for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 14-9 this season. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the NBA. Sacramento has totaled 2,686 pts for the year (116.8 per game) and they collect 43.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.9 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on defense are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 117.1. They are able to force 14.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the field (27th in the league). The Sacramento defense concedes 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (275 of 731) and their opponents are converting on 80.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 27.0 assists and 43.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 22nd and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah (+11)

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