Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (-2)

The Utah Jazz (12-18) are hitting the road to Frost Bank Center on Tuesday where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs (4-24). San Antonio is 2-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 242.

The Jazz took the court against the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 126-119 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Jazz finished with 17 and the Raptors racked up 17 fouls. They made 13 out of their 32 attempts from 3-point range. Toronto ended up shooting 84.2% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Toronto snagged 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Toronto distributed 35 assists and had 7 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 45 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 35 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 41 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Jazz converted 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Utah ended the contest with a 52.7% field goal percentage (48 out of 91) and made 17 of their 38 three-point shots.

Jordan Clarkson is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He recorded 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting. He played 30 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. Clarkson finished the game at 50.0% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Utah comes into this game with a win-loss record of 12-18 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 16.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Utah is collecting 46.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 810 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are connecting on 35.7% from downtown (397 of 1,113) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.0 points per contest (21st in the NBA) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They rank 29th in the league in allowing assists with 851 surrendered so far this year. The Jazz are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (1,327 of 2,744) and they concede 42.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.4).

When they last played, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 144-119 against the Mavericks. The Spurs pulled down 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Mavericks were called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 70.8%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, San Antonio converted 14 of their 45 attempts (31.1%). Overall, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. The Spurs allowed the Mavericks to bury 52 out of their 100 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0% for the game. They went 51.1% from 3-point land by hitting 23 of 45 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When talking about rebounding, San Antonio permitted Dallas to get 52 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Jeremy Sochan ended up having an impact for the Spurs for this contest. Sochan had 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the game. He buried 9 of 16 in the game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and earned 9 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 4-24 so far this year. The Spurs are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.9 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.8 times per contest. San Antonio has 3,098 points so far this year (110.6 per game) and they collect 43.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Spurs are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the league.

The Spurs are ranked 28th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 123.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (26th in basketball). The San Antonio defense allows 39.2% on 3-pointers (405 of 1,032) and opponents are converting on 76.7% of their foul shots. They concede 28.5 assists and 46.1 boards per game, which ranks them 29th and 27th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah (-2)

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