Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (2-2) will play the Utah Jazz (0-4) on Saturday.

The Jazz faced the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 113-96 in their last contest. Utah walked away from the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (35 out of 89) and made 14 of 48 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 34 assists for this game while creating 24 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In regard to defense, Utah allowed 52.2% from the field on 48 of 92 shooting. Sacramento totaled 23 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Sacramento pulled down 49 boards (9 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Sacramento ended up going 64.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of 14 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 31 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 20 while the Kings finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Jordan Clarkson is a guy who played a role in the game. Clarkson went 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Utah comes into this contest with a mark of 0-4 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is collecting 46.5 boards per game and is sitting with 87 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 28.5% from downtown (43 of 151) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 102.0 points per game (30th in the league) while shooting 38.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 25.5 fouls. They concede 33.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 23rd in the league in opponents PPG (119.0). The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.2% (185 of 384) and they relinquish 50.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists with 116 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 144-139 against the Nets. When talking about cleaning the glass, Denver permitted Brooklyn to get 41 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 20 of 52 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Nuggets allowed the Nets to knock down 49 of 96 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0% in this game. Overall, the Nuggets shot 46 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Denver made 13 of 27 tries (48.1%). They were able to knock down 39 of those for a rate of 83.0%. The Nets were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 47 shots. They also coughed it up 24 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Nuggets recorded 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the matchup.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the contest. He knocked down 9 of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and totaled 18 rebounds. Jokic earned 29 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 16 assists for the matchup.

Denver has a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this season. The Nuggets commit 19.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Denver has 462 points so far this year (115.5 per contest) and they snag 47.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the NBA.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG surrendered with 118.8. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (21st in basketball). The Denver defense concedes 32.1% on shots from distance (50 of 156) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 30.0 assists and 47.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 30th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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