Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (11-16) are welcoming the Utah Jazz (5-20) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The Jazz played the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 144-107 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Jazz finished with 20 and the Clippers recorded 20 fouls. They also made 21 of 39 tries from downtown. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 78.1% at the free throw line by making 25 of their 32 attempts. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 41 boards (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 28 assists and had 13 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 59.8% from the floor on 49 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 22 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Utah ended having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (36 of 80) and buried 13 out of their 39 3-pointers.

Jordan Clarkson is a player who had an impact for this contest. Clarkson finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 23 minutes but didn't pull down any rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Utah heads into this one with a mark of 5-20 for the season. They average 109.8 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while going 45.8% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (331 of 932) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is collecting 43.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 613 dimes this year, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 18.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Jazz are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 717 surrendered so far this season. The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.7% (1,107 of 2,274) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.3).

In their last game, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 125-124 when they faced the Heat. The Pistons corralled 45 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 for the contest. They also turned it over 22 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Heat earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 73.9%. When it comes to three-point shots, Detroit made 20 out of their 40 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons shot 44 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. The Pistons permitted the Heat to make 45 out of 99 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5% in the game. They went 27.9% from distance by going 12 of 43 and ended up shooting 22 of 24 from the charity stripe (91.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Detroit permitted Miami to collect 44 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Malik Beasley ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons in this matchup. He buried 9 of 18 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Beasley earned 28 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for this game.

Detroit has a mark of 11-16 on the season. The Pistons are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.6 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 16.6 times per game. Detroit has accounted for 2,987 pts for the year (110.6 per game) and they collect 45.5 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Pistons are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 15th in basketball.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (17th in basketball). The Detroit defense allows 37.3% on 3-point attempts (383 of 1,027) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.5 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which is 10th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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