San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (29-43) will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (16-56) on Wednesday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and notched a win by a score of 104-102 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Spurs walked away with 15 and the Suns finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 28 tries from distance. Phoenix shot 57.1% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 47 boards (5 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 1 block. Phoenix dished out 28 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defending, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 42 out of 83 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 40 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 16 of 19 tries for a rate of 84.2%. San Antonio ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (40 of 91) and buried 8 of their 31 three-point shots.

Jeremy Sochan is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. Sochan finished the game shooting 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also totaled 18 boards. He ended up scoring 26 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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San Antonio heads into this game with a mark of 16-56 this year. They average 111.9 points per contest (23rd in basketball) on 46.1% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.5% on 3-pointers (892 of 2,586) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and has earned 2,128 assists this season, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.5 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They concede 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.3). The Spurs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (3,242 of 6,593) and they concede 45.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,024 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-105 when they faced the Mavericks. In reference to cleaning the glass, Utah permitted Dallas to grab 47 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 28.6% from distance by connecting on 12 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Jazz allowed the Mavericks to make 44 of 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz ended up going 37 out of 87 from the field which had them at 42.5%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Utah knocked down 13 out of their 39 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 81.8%. The Mavericks had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 22 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Jazz pulled down 35 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup.

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in this game. Markkanen earned 34 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists for this game. He buried 10 of 19 in the game for a rate of 52.6%, and had 7 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 29-43 for the campaign. The Jazz have committed 18.8 fouls per contest while shooting 82.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per game. Utah has earned 8,397 points for the campaign (116.6 per game) and they pull down 46.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the league.

The Jazz are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.8. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Utah defense gives up 39.6% on three-point shots (1,062 of 2,680) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 29.7 dimes and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 30th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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