Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (29-46) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (45-30) at Delta Center on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 130-101 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 12 and the Nuggets finished the game with 19 fouls. They made 21 of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Denver finished shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 13 attempts. Additionally, Denver totaled 51 rebounds (11 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Denver distributed 36 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 57.5% from the floor on 50 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 17 of their 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (38 of 82) and made 8 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Evan Mobley is someone who had an impact for this game. He finished with 23 points on 9 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. Mobley shot 90.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Cleveland heads into this game with a mark of 45-30 for the year. They are averaging 112.6 pts per game (21st in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (1,019 of 2,784) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 43.5 boards per contest and has earned 2,097 assists this year, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 6th in the league in PPG allowed (109.7). The Cavaliers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (3,027 of 6,576) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,863 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-106 when they faced the Kings. The Jazz snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Kings had 23 personal fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to convert 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. In terms of shooting from distance, Utah made 16 of 41 attempts (39.0%). Overall, the Jazz finished 34 for 83 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.0%. The Jazz allowed the Kings to bury 45 of 84 tries from the field which had them shooting 53.6% in this contest. They finished 50.0% from 3-point land via 20 out of 40 and ended up going 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Sacramento to grab 44 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Brice Sensabaugh was important for the Jazz for the contest. He made 6 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Sensabaugh tallied 22 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Utah has a record of 29-46 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 19th in basketball. Utah has scored 8,714 pts for the year (116.2 per game) and they pull down 45.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 27.6 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.6 times per contest. The Jazz commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 83.1% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.6. They are forcing 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Utah defense concedes 39.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,111 of 2,795) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 29.7 dimes and 42.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 30th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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