San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (26-31) host the San Antonio Spurs (11-45) at Delta Center on Sunday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and took a loss by a final of 127-122 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 12 and the Kings totaled 12 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 of 33 tries from 3-point range. Sacramento ended up shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 14 shots. Additionally, Sacramento pulled down 42 boards (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Sacramento doled out 29 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 55.9% from the field on 52 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 37 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spurs converted 11 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. San Antonio walked away from the contest with a 51.0% field goal percentage (50 of 98) and converted 11 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Devin Vassell is a player who came through in this contest. Vassell walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the floor and also distributed 7 dimes. He played for 37 mins played and also totaled 1 rebound. He notched 32 points on 13 out of 18 shooting.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a record of 11-45 so far this year. They have an average of 112.0 points per game (24th in the league) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (691 of 2,030) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling down 43.2 boards per contest and has tallied 1,649 assists this season, which has them ranked 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Spurs have forced 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They rank 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,582 surrendered so far this year. The Spurs are giving up a FG percentage of 49.2% (2,523 of 5,124) and they concede 46.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 38.5% from 3-point land while they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (120.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 115-107 when they played the Hornets. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Charlotte to get 42 in total (12 offensive). They finished 47.6% from 3-point land by shooting 20 out of 42 and finished the game at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Jazz permitted the Hornets to convert 40 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.5% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz went 37 for 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.5%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Utah knocked down 9 of 39 attempts (23.1%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.9%. The Hornets committed 23 fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. The Jazz recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 54 in this contest.

Lauri Markkanen ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this contest. Markkanen racked up 21 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 6 assists in this contest. He buried 5 of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 35.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 26-31 on the year. The Jazz commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 82.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.4 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.9 times per game. Utah has totaled 6,717 pts on the year (117.8 per contest) and they average 46.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is 20th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 120.6. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (21st in the league). The Utah defense gives up 39.1% on 3-point attempts (828 of 2,117) and their opposition knocks down 77.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 29.5 assists and 41.9 total boards per game, which is 29th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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