Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Utah Jazz (30-50) are traveling to Chase Center on Sunday where they will take on the Golden State Warriors (45-35).

The Jazz took the court against the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 124-121 in their last contest. Utah ended the contest with a 50.6% FG percentage (44 out of 87) and converted 14 out of their 39 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 22 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 81.5%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the floor on 40 of 95 shooting. Houston distributed 22 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Houston snagged 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Houston finished 90.9% at the free throw line by converting 20 of their 22 attempts. They knocked down 21 out of their 47 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 20 and the Rockets accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Luka Samanic is someone who was a major factor in this game. He accumulated 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. Samanic ended up going 41.2% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Utah will enter this game with a win-loss record of 30-50 for the year. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 42.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 2,184 assists for the campaign, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 35.6% from downtown (1,040 of 2,924) and 83.1% from the charity stripe. They average 115.7 points per game (12th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are conceding 39.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 29th in the NBA in opponents PPG (120.7). The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.7% (3,566 of 7,319) and they relinquish 38.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,384 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 100-92 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Warriors were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Golden State converted 12 of their 35 attempts (34.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors ended up shooting 36 for 77 from the floor which had them shooting 46.8%. The Warriors allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 35 of their 97 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1% in this game. They wrapped up this game 23.5% from 3-point land by hitting 8 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State permitted Portland to grab 49 in all (20 offensive).

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors in this contest. Curry had 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 8 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 22 for the matchup giving him a rate of 36.4%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 45-35 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in the league. Golden State has earned 9,425 points on the year (117.8 per contest) and they pull down 41.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.3 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Warriors commit 19.6 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors are ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 115.2. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (9th in the league). The Golden State defense surrenders 35.6% on 3-point shots (1,054 of 2,958) and opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.8 dimes and 38.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 17th and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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