Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Utah Jazz (22-20) are on their way to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Houston Rockets (19-21).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 132-105 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 17 and the Pacers finished the game with 31 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 31 attempts from 3-point range. Indiana finished shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 25 tries. On top of that, Indiana totaled 43 rebounds (18 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Indiana earned 27 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 38 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 31 of 35 tries for a rate of 88.6%. Utah walked away from the contest with a 55.6% field goal percentage (45 of 81) and made 11 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who was a factor for the contest. Markkanen ended up going 66.7% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and pulled down 10 rebounds. He accumulated 32 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Utah heads into this game with a record of 22-20 so far this year. They cough up possession 16.1 times per game and as a group are committing 19.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Utah is grabbing 46.6 boards per contest and has earned 1,176 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (555 of 1,558) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They average 116.8 points per contest (12th in basketball) on 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists with 1,188 surrendered this season. The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,822 of 3,837) and they surrender 41.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 37.7% from 3-point land while they are 22nd in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 109-94 when they faced the Knicks. The Rockets were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Knicks were called for 20 fouls in the game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.2%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Houston knocked down 8 out of 30 tries (26.7%). In all, the Rockets finished 35 out of 84 from the field which had them at 41.7%. The Rockets permitted the Knicks to knock down 39 of 87 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.8% for this contest. They shot 35.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 out of 37 and finished the game at 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). In reference to rebounding, Houston permitted New York to grab 51 in total (12 offensive).

Fred VanVleet pitched in for the Rockets in the matchup. VanVleet earned 24 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 12 dimes for the matchup. He buried 8 of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 42.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 19-21 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rockets are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is 24th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 4,490 points for the season (112.3 per game) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.7 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Rockets commit 21.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Rockets are ranked 8th in the league in PPG given up with 111.7. They have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (4th in the league). The Houston defense allows 34.3% on 3-point shots (493 of 1,436) and their opponents are making 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 44.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 19th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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