Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (43-20) will try to beat the Utah Jazz (28-35) at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Jazz played the Bulls and took a loss by a score of 119-117 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 14 and the Bulls had 13 personal fouls. They also converted 17 out of their 39 shots from distance. Chicago finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 15 shots. In addition, Chicago had 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Chicago earned 29 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 45 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 14 of 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Utah ended with a 45.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 96) and converted 15 out of their 47 shots from distance.

John Collins is one player who came through for the game. He finished with 25 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He played 32 mins and also collected 13 rebounds. Collins ended up going 55.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Utah will take the court with a record of 28-35 on the season. They are averaging 117.7 points per game (9th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (844 of 2,351) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is grabbing 46.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,783 dimes on the season, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are giving up 39.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 25th in the league in points per game allowed (120.4). The Jazz are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.4% (2,799 of 5,787) and they surrender 42.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists with 1,858 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 115-109 against the Celtics. In relation to attacking the glass, Denver permitted Boston to snag 47 overall (13 on the offensive side). They went 28.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 38 and finished the contest at 16 of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). The Nuggets allowed the Celtics to convert 41 of 91 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% in this game. In all, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 90 from the field which had them at 50.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Denver knocked down 4 of 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a rate of 95.5%. The Celtics committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 22 tries. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Nuggets were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the matchup.

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets in this matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 12 rebounds. Jokic had 32 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 11 assists in this contest.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 43-20 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the league. Denver has tallied 7,209 pts so far this year (114.4 per game) and they collect 44.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.0 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Nuggets are committing 18.3 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the NBA in points given up per game with 110.4. They have forced 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Denver defense allows 36.3% on three-point shots (720 of 1,981) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.8 assists and 42.2 total boards per game, which is 8th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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