Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (6-6) will take on the Utah Jazz (3-8) on Sunday.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 115-113 in their last game. Utah finished the game with a 50.6% FG percentage (43 of 85) and made 13 out of their 34 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Jazz converted 16 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to defense, Utah allowed 50.6% from the field on 43 of 85 shooting. Dallas recorded 25 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Dallas ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 20 attempts. They converted 12 of their 39 shots from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 20 and the Mavericks finished the game with 18 fouls.

John Collins is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He notched 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also collected 9 boards. Collins finished 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Utah will enter this matchup with a mark of 3-8 for the year. They are averaging 106.5 pts per game (28th in basketball) while going 43.4% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (134 of 407) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 269 assists for the campaign, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 18.8 times per game and as a group are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They surrender 36.6% on shots from downtown while they are 26th in the league in opponents PPG (118.5). The Jazz defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (483 of 1,010) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 305 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 111-103 when they faced the Rockets. The Clippers pulled down 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Rockets were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles converted 14 of 38 tries (36.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers finished shooting 38 out of 96 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.6%. The Clippers permitted the Rockets to make 42 out of their 97 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 37.5% from downtown via 15 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Houston to collect 59 in all (18 on the offensive glass).

James Harden pitched in for the Clippers for the contest. He buried 6 of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Harden earned 19 points in his 31 mins on the court and accumulated 7 dimes in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a mark of 6-6 this season. The Clippers are committing 20.7 fouls every game while shooting 75.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.7 times per game (14th in the league) and they are giving up possession 17.3 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 1,316 points for the season (109.7 per game) and they snag 45.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the league.

The Clippers on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.0. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 442) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 23.5 dimes and 41.4 boards every game, which ranks 3rd and 3rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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