Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (19-20) are welcoming the Toronto Raptors (15-23) at Delta Center on Friday.

The Raptors took the court against the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 126-120 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Raptors finished with 17 while the Clippers totaled 17 fouls. They also made 15 of 34 tries from three-point range. Los Angeles finished 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 13 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles totaled 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Los Angeles earned 34 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 49 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Raptors converted 16 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Toronto ended having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 of 84) and made 12 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Immanuel Quickley is one player who came through for this contest. He was able to score 25 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and collected 4 boards. Quickley shot 43.8% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists.

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Toronto will play this game with a record of 15-23 for the season. They are averaging 115.6 pts per game (14th in basketball) while connecting on 48.5% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (448 of 1,253) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,127 assists on the year, which is 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 27th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,060 relinquished for the campaign. The Raptors defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.4% (1,658 of 3,424) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.4).

For their last game, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 124-111 when they played the Nuggets. The Jazz were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup. They gave up possession 16 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Nuggets committed 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. In reference to 3-point shots, Utah made 13 of their 33 attempts (39.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished 46 for 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4%. The Jazz allowed the Nuggets to knock down 37 of 81 tries from the field which had them at 45.7% in this matchup. They finished 39.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 33 and finished the contest at 24 of 28 at the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Utah permitted Denver to snag 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Clarkson ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the game. Clarkson tallied 27 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 9 assists in this game. He converted 12 of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 63.2%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 19-20 this season. The Jazz are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls per game while shooting 81.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.8 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.4 times per game. Utah has totaled 4,496 points this season (115.3 per game) and they collect 46.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 22nd in basketball.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.5. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (19th in basketball). The Utah defense surrenders 37.4% on 3-point shots (549 of 1,467) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 28.4 dimes and 42.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 28th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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