Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (4-12) are hosting the Denver Nuggets (9-7) at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Nuggets faced the Knicks and ended up losing by a score of 145-118 in their last game. Denver finished with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and buried 11 out of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 25 of their 27 shots for a rate of 92.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning defending, Denver allowed the other team to go 60.9% from the floor on 56 of 92 shooting. New York totaled 45 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, New York collected 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 3 rejections. New York finished the game shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 16 tries. They converted 19 of 36 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 18 while the Knicks finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Russell Westbrook is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. Westbrook finished 56.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 26 minutes and pulled down 3 boards. He left the arena with 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Denver comes into this game with a record of 9-7 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Denver is pulling down 45.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 478 assists for the year, which ranks 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are shooting 39.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (202 of 515) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 117.5 points per outing (6th in the league) while going 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 479 surrendered on the season. The Nuggets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (701 of 1,487) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 23rd in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 121-106 when they faced the Knicks. The Jazz earned 43 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 52 for the contest. They turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Knicks were called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, Utah made 19 of 34 tries (55.9%). When the game finished, the Jazz went 44 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. The Jazz allowed the Knicks to make 39 out of their 100 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.0% in the matchup. They finished 33.3% from distance by shooting 17 of 51 and ended up going 11 of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). When talking about rebounding, Utah permitted New York to collect 40 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Lauri Markkanen pitched in for the Jazz for the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and earned 9 rebounds. Markkanen earned 34 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in the game.

Utah has a win-loss record of 4-12 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in basketball. Utah has totaled 1,751 pts so far this season (109.4 per contest) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.3 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 18.1 times per contest. The Jazz have committed 19.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (230 of 632) and their opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.9 assists and 42.6 boards every game, which ranks them 27th and 8th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in PPG allowed with 118.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the field (25th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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