Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (18-20) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (26-12) at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Nuggets played the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 131-114 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 23 while the Pistons totaled 20 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 24 shots from 3-point range. Detroit finished the game shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 30 shots. Furthermore, Detroit collected 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Detroit dished out 28 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 47.2% from the floor on 42 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists in the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 27 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 87.1%. Denver walked away from the game having earned a 58.8% FG percentage (47 out of 80) and knocked down 10 of 27 three-point shots.

Jamal Murray is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Murray shot 58.3% from the field and earned 4 assists. He played 30 minutes played and also pulled down 5 boards. He walked away with 37 points on 14 out of 24 shooting.

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Denver heads into this one with a mark of 26-12 for the season. They have an average of 116.1 points per outing (11th in the league) while shooting 49.5% from the field. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.4% on shots from downtown (450 of 1,203) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is snagging 44.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,129 dimes this year, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-point shots while they are 3rd in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.7). The Nuggets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,542 of 3,331) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 17th in basketball in allowing assists with 958 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 132-116 when they faced the Bucks. The Jazz were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Bucks earned 20 fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 18 of those for a rate of 81.8%. Regarding 3-point shots, Utah converted 20 out of their 44 tries (45.5%). Overall, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 47 for 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.2%. The Jazz allowed the Bucks to convert 42 of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 47.2% from distance by shooting 17 out of 36 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Utah allowed Milwaukee to snag 38 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Clarkson ended up being a factor for the Jazz for this contest. Clarkson earned 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 dimes in this contest. He converted 7 of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 18-20 this season. The Jazz commit 19.6 fouls per contest and they hit 81.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.7 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they cough up possession 16.4 times per game. Utah has earned 4,372 pts this season (115.1 per contest) and they pull in 46.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which is 25th in the league.

The Jazz defensively are ranked 23rd in basketball in points given up per game with 118.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Utah defense surrenders 37.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (536 of 1,434) and opponents are making 77.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.4 assists and 42.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 28th and 8th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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