New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (3-11) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (9-6) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The Knicks faced off with the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 138-122 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the contest with a 58.1% FG percentage (50 of 86) and converted 19 of their 39 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 19 of their 21 shots for a rate of 90.5%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 30 assists for this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to defending, New York let their opponent shoot 48.9% from the floor on 45 of 92 shooting. Phoenix earned 30 assists and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Phoenix grabbed 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Phoenix finished the game at 76.5% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 17 shots. They knocked down 19 out of their 50 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Knicks walked away with 15 and the Suns recorded 16 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is someone who came through in the game. He left the arena with 36 points on 12 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. Brunson finished 57.1% from the field and distributed 10 dimes.

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New York enters this one with a mark of 9-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 118.3 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while hitting 50.5% from the floor. The Knicks are connecting on 39.5% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 534) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is snagging 42.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 416 dimes for the year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists with 392 conceded so far this season. The Knicks are allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (609 of 1,294) and they surrender 39.3 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.4% on 3-point shots while they are 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.9).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 124-118 when they played the Lakers. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Los Angeles to grab 34 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They went 45.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 out of 31 and finished the contest at 26 of 36 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Jazz allowed the Lakers to knock down 42 of their 76 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Jazz finished the game shooting 45 out of 90 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Utah knocked down 12 out of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. The Lakers had 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Jazz were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest.

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Jazz for this contest. Markkanen earned 25 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He made 9 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and added 8 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 3-11 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA. Utah has accumulated 1,512 points for the season (108.0 per game) and they grab 43.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they are turning it over 18.4 times per game. The Jazz are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.2% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 37.2% from downtown (204 of 549) and opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 27.8 assists and 42.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 27th and 7th in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 26th in the league in PPG surrendered with 118.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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