Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (7-21) will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (16-12) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Nuggets faced the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 110-100 in their last game. Denver finished the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (36 of 78) and buried 8 of their 29 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 20 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the floor on 41 out of 88 shooting. Phoenix distributed 15 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In addition, Phoenix had 46 rebounds (8 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 85.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 20 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of 36 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Nuggets finished with 14 and the Suns had 13 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was important in this contest. He ended up scoring 25 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and pulled down 15 rebounds. Jokic finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Denver will play this game with a win-loss mark of 16-12 on the year. They average 119.1 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while connecting on 49.6% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 37.6% on 3-pointers (326 of 866) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is pulling in 45.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 864 dimes for the year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They surrender 35.5% from 3-point land and they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (116.1). The Nuggets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,214 of 2,611) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 26th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 829 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-113 when they played the Cavaliers. Concerning rebounding, Utah allowed Cleveland to pull down 42 overall (3 offensive). They finished the game shooting 43.5% from three-point range by going 20 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). The Jazz allowed the Cavaliers to convert 43 out of their 91 tries from the field which had them sitting at 47.3% for the matchup. Overall, the Jazz finished the game shooting 38 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah buried 19 of 44 tries (43.2%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a rate of 69.2%. The Cavaliers were called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 15 steals in this game. The Jazz were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup.

Jordan Clarkson was important for the Jazz in this contest. He made 7 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Clarkson accumulated 27 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 5 dimes for this game.

Utah has a record of 7-21 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the league. Utah has scored 3,088 pts this season (110.3 per game) and they average 44.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.6 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 18.7 times per game. The Jazz are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 119.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (28th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (417 of 1,140) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 28.6 dimes and 41.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 27th and 3rd in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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