Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (29-50) will play the Houston Rockets (39-40) at Delta Center on Thursday.

The Rockets faced off with the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 118-106 in their last contest. Houston ended the game with a 52.3% FG percentage (45 of 86) and made 15 of their 35 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 13 of 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding the defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the field on 39 out of 86 shooting. Orlando totaled 23 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Orlando collected 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Orlando went 91.3% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 23 attempts. They made 7 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 21 and the Magic recorded 15 personal fouls.

Fred VanVleet is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He was able to score 37 points on 13 out of 22 shooting. He played 38 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. VanVleet finished the game shooting 59.1% from the field and dished out 6 dimes.

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Houston heads into this game with a mark of 39-40 so far this season. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is collecting 43.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,957 assists on the season, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 35.2% on shots from distance (1,000 of 2,840) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 114.2 points per game (16th in the league) while hitting 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,927 surrendered this year. The Rockets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (3,222 of 6,940) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.3).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-95 against the Nuggets. The Jazz were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets were called for 10 personal fouls in this contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Utah made 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). When all was said and done, the Jazz finished the game shooting 36 out of 91 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6%. The Jazz allowed the Nuggets to convert 46 of 94 attempts from the field which had them at 48.9% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 37.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 37 and finished the contest at 5 of 11 from the charity stripe (45.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Utah allowed Denver to get 43 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Talen Horton-Tucker ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in this matchup. He buried 10 of 23 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Horton scored 24 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for the matchup.

Utah has a record of 29-50 for the season. The Jazz have committed 18.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 83.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per game. Utah has totaled 9,134 pts so far this season (115.6 per contest) and they collect 42.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the league.

The Jazz are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 120.7. They have forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Utah defense gives up 39.7% on 3-point attempts (1,168 of 2,941) and opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 29.9 assists and 39.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 30th and 9th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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