Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/29/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz
Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: KJZZ
The Utah Jazz (29-44) will take on the Houston Rockets (37-35) at Delta Center on Friday.
The Rockets took the court against the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 132-126 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (50 of 104) and converted 15 of 43 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Rockets made 17 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 73.9%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 50 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 49.0% from the floor on 47 out of 96 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 26 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Oklahoma City collected 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City shot 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 24 tries. They buried 14 of their 38 shots from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 24 while the Thunder finished the game with 24 fouls.
Jalen Green is one guy who came through for the contest. Green finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and recorded 7 assists. He played for 46 mins and collected 10 boards. He scored 37 points on 14 out of 24 shooting.
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Houston heads into this contest with a mark of 37-35 this year. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Houston is collecting 46.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,785 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 35.3% on three-point attempts (902 of 2,552) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.4 pts per game (15th in the NBA) while going 46.1% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% from 3-point land while they are 10th in the league in opponents points per game (112.6). The Rockets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.0% (2,920 of 6,350) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,751 surrendered this season.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 118-111 when they played the Spurs. The Jazz pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Spurs earned 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a percentage of 90.9%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Utah made 13 of their 35 tries (37.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz ended up going 39 out of 83 from the field which had them at 47.0%. The Jazz permitted the Spurs to convert 44 of their 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% for the game. They wrapped up this game 48.5% from distance by going 16 out of 33 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to how they rebounded, Utah allowed San Antonio to snag 41 overall (9 on the offensive glass).
Collin Sexton was important for the Jazz for this game. Sexton scored 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and added 9 assists in the game. He converted 11 out of 20 in this game for a rate of 55.0%, and earned 2 rebounds.
Utah has a win-loss mark of 29-44 on the campaign. The Jazz commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 83.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 15.6 times per contest. Utah has accounted for 8,508 pts on the season (116.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the NBA.
The Jazz on defense are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (22nd in basketball). The Utah defense gives up 39.7% on 3-point shots (1,078 of 2,713) and opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 29.8 assists and 42.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 30th and 6th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston
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