Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers (51-29) host the Utah Jazz (29-50) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Jazz played the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 111-95 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 9 while the Nuggets finished the game with 10 fouls. They converted 14 of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Denver finished 45.5% when shooting free throws by making 5 of 11 tries. Additionally, Denver collected 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Denver distributed 30 assists and had 12 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the field on 46 out of 94 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 44 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 13 of their 13 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Utah finished with a 39.6% field goal percentage (36 of 91) and converted 10 of 31 shots from downtown.

Talen Horton-Tucker is someone who came through for the contest. Horton went 43.5% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 10 of 23 shooting.

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Utah heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 29-50 for the season. They are averaging 115.6 pts per game (12th in the league) while shooting 46.6% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 35.6% on 3-point shots (1,026 of 2,885) and 83.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is collecting 42.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,157 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They give up 39.7% from 3-point land while they are 29th in the league in opponents PPG (120.7). The Jazz defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.8% (3,526 of 7,224) and they relinquish 39.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,362 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 124-108 when they faced the Suns. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to snag 48 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 36.0% from 3-point land by going 18 of 50 and ended up going 14 out of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). The Clippers permitted the Suns to convert 46 of their 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Clippers shot 44 out of 95 from the field which had them sitting at 46.3%. When discussing shooting from distance, Los Angeles buried 12 of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 80.0%. The Suns committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Clippers pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Bones Hyland ended up having an impact for the Clippers for this game. He knocked down 15 of 29 in the matchup for a rate of 51.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Hyland totaled 37 points in his 43 minutes of playing time and accounted for 9 assists in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 51-29 this season. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are shooting 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 9,267 pts on the year (115.8 per game) and they grab 38.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.6 times per game (20th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Clippers commit 18.6 fouls every game and they go 82.6% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.3. They are able to force 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (11th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.7% on 3-point shots (1,037 of 2,829) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.4 assists and 38.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 12th and 4th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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