Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana (+1)

The Utah Jazz (21-20) welcome the Indiana Pacers (23-15) at Delta Center on Monday. Utah opens as 1-point favorites. The over/under is set at 230.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 126-108 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 21 and the Hawks finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of 30 tries from downtown. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 73.9% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 23 tries. In addition, Atlanta collected 28 boards (12 offensive, 16 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Atlanta doled out 25 dimes and had 14 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 44.9% from the floor on 40 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 41 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 12 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 45 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 9 of 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 67.1% FG percentage (53 of 79) and buried 11 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Buddy Hield is one guy who played a role for this contest. Hield finished the contest at 63.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played for 23 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Indiana will play this game with a win-loss mark of 23-15 for the season. They average 126.6 points per game (1st in basketball) on 51.2% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (549 of 1,425) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 40.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,186 assists this year, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 22.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They surrender 37.6% on 3-pointers and they are 28th in the league in PPG allowed (123.4). The Pacers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.8% (1,721 of 3,454) and they concede 42.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists with 954 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 132-125 against the Lakers. When it comes to rebounding, Utah allowed Los Angeles to grab 40 in total (7 offensive). They shot 44.8% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 29 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Jazz allowed the Lakers to make 46 of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this game. When the game finished, the Jazz ended up shooting 42 for 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Utah made 12 out of their 37 tries (32.4%). They were able to make 36 of them for a percentage of 92.3%. The Lakers were called for 23 fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 39 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Jazz were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 52 in this contest.

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the game. Markkanen had 29 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 8 of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 21-20 this season. The Jazz commit 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 82.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.0 times per game (7th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.2 times per game. Utah has totaled 4,773 pts so far this year (116.4 per contest) and they average 46.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jazz are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which is 22nd in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 23rd in basketball in points given up per game with 118.5. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Utah defense gives up 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (579 of 1,530) and their opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.3 dimes and 41.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 28th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana (+1)

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