San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The San Antonio Spurs (1-2) are on their way to Delta Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (0-4).

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and took a loss by a final of 106-101 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 27 while the Rockets finished the game with 20 fouls. They knocked down 15 of 37 attempts from distance. Houston finished 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 24 shots. In addition, Houston pulled down 52 rebounds (15 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Houston doled out 29 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to the defense, San Antonio allowed 41.2% from the field on 35 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in this game as well as creating 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 54 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 17 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 81.0%. San Antonio finished the contest with a 42.5% FG percentage (37 out of 87) and converted 10 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Jeremy Sochan is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and snagged 9 rebounds. Sochan finished shooting 47.4% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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San Antonio will take the court with a record of 1-2 this year. They are averaging 106.3 points per game (28th in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 33.7% from downtown (30 of 89) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 50.0 boards per game and has accounted for 75 dimes for the season, which ranks 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 17.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They surrender 38.5% on shots from downtown while they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.7). The Spurs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (115 of 279) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 68 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-96 against the Kings. When discussing rebounds, Utah permitted Sacramento to get 49 in total (9 offensive). They finished 25.8% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 at the charity stripe (64.3%). The Jazz permitted the Kings to bury 48 out of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.2% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz shot 35 out of 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Utah knocked down 14 of 48 attempts (29.2%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. The Kings had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 15 steals for this game. The Jazz corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Jordan Clarkson ended up being a factor for the Jazz in the matchup. Clarkson had 21 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 0-4 this season. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 38.5% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the NBA. Utah has scored 408 points on the season (102.0 per game) and they collect 46.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.8 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.8 times per contest. The Jazz commit 17.0 fouls per game while shooting 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 33.9% from downtown (56 of 165) and their opponents are converting on 72.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 29.0 assists and 50.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 29th and 26th in the NBA. The Jazz defensively are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per game with 119.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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