Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (0-2) will take on the Sacramento Kings (0-2) on Tuesday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 131-127 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 22 while the Lakers totaled 16 fouls. They made 14 of their 34 tries from 3-point land. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 24 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles collected 43 boards (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 29 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Sacramento allowed 52.2% from the field on 48 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings converted 22 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 88.0%. Sacramento ended the game having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (45 out of 88) and knocked down 15 of their 44 three-point shots.

Domantas Sabonis is someone who was important in the matchup. Sabonis ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and also totaled 10 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 12 boards. He recorded 29 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Sacramento steps onto the court with a mark of 0-2 on the year. They have an average of 60.5 pts per game (1st in basketball) while hitting 48.8% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 35.6% on shots from downtown (13 of 37) and 83.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 17.5 boards per contest and has totaled 27 assists for the year, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 5.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 9.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 26th in the NBA in opponents points per game (121.0). The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (83 of 170) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are 7th in the league in giving up assists with 53 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-86 when they played the Warriors. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Golden State to collect 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 20 out of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Jazz allowed the Warriors to convert 51 out of their 106 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.5%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Utah made 9 out of 42 tries (21.4%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. The Warriors were called for 25 fouls in this matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also gave up possession 22 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Jazz were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the game.

John Collins ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the game. Collins recorded 14 points in his 24 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in this contest. He buried 4 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 0-2 so far this season. The Jazz are committing 8.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 9.8 times per game (11th in the league) and they cough up possession 9.8 times per game. Utah has earned 105 pts on the campaign (52.5 per contest) and they snag 23.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are connecting on 39.0% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Jazz defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.0. They are forcing their opponents into 19.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Utah defense allows 27.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (19 of 68) and their opponents are converting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 19.5 dimes and 47.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 3rd and 22nd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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