Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Utah Jazz (29-41) are traveling to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will play the Houston Rockets (34-35).

The Jazz took the court against the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 113-97 in their last game. Utah finished the game having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (38 out of 83) and made 4 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Jazz made 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 38 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 43 out of 86 shooting. Dallas dished out 33 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. On top of that, Dallas collected 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 60.7% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 28 attempts. They also buried 10 of 32 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 23 and the Mavericks racked up 20 personal fouls.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who came through in the matchup. Markkanen finished the game at 30.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He walked away with 21 points on 6 out of 20 shooting.

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Utah steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 29-41 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game and as a group they commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Utah is snagging 46.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,949 assists this season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (915 of 2,569) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. They average 116.8 points per game (11th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They surrender 39.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 27th in the NBA in opponents points per game (120.5). The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.5% (3,112 of 6,412) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,075 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 127-117 against the Bulls. The Rockets collected 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Bulls had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Houston made 17 out of their 45 attempts (37.8%). When the game finished, the Rockets shot 47 for 93 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.5%. The Rockets allowed the Bulls to knock down 42 of 93 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.2% in the game. They went 38.7% from beyond the arc by hitting 12 out of 31 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). Concerning rebounding, Houston permitted Chicago to pull down 43 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Jalen Green ended up being important for the Rockets in this game. He converted 10 out of 22 for the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Green racked up 26 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this matchup.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 34-35 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rockets are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the league. Houston has scored 7,851 pts this year (113.8 per game) and they average 46.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Rockets are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense concedes 34.8% from downtown (851 of 2,447) and their opponents are connecting on 75.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.4 dimes and 44.7 boards per contest, which ranks 3rd and 23rd in the NBA. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (5th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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