Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/7/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (42-34) will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (29-47) on Sunday.
The Jazz faced the Cavaliers and took a loss by a final of 129-113 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 22 while the Cavaliers accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also made 16 out of their 39 tries from three-point range. Cleveland finished the game shooting 87.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 24 shots. Moreover, Cleveland snagged 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Cleveland dished out 38 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 54.1% from the field on 46 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Utah ended the game having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (41 out of 85) and converted 16 of their 37 3-pointers.
Brice Sensabaugh is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He scored 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and pulled down 7 rebounds. Sensabaugh finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.
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Utah will take the court with a win-loss record of 29-47 so far this year. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,097 assists for the campaign, which ranks 10th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (992 of 2,789) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.1 points per contest (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.8% from the field.
On defense, the Jazz have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 39.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.7). The Jazz are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.7% (3,380 of 6,947) and they relinquish 40.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,268 relinquished this season.
In their last game, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 133-110 against the Rockets. The Warriors snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Rockets were called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to make 22 of those for a clip of 88.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Golden State converted 17 of 35 attempts (48.6%). In all, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 47 for 80 from the field which had them sitting at 58.8%. The Warriors allowed the Rockets to make 36 of their 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% in the matchup. They finished 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 40 and finished the contest at 26 of 30 at the free throw line (86.7%). In regard to how they rebounded, Golden State permitted Houston to snag 29 in total (12 on the offensive side).
Stephen Curry pitched in for the Warriors for the contest. Curry recorded 29 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 6 dimes for the game. He converted 9 out of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 64.3%, and totaled 6 rebounds.
Golden State has a win-loss mark of 42-34 for the season. The Warriors are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 29.2 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per game. Golden State has earned 8,967 pts this year (118.0 per game) and they pull in 44.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in the league.
The Golden State defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point attempts (1,007 of 2,820) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.8 assists and 41.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 17th and 9th in basketball. The Warriors on defense are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (9th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State
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