Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Utah Jazz (22-22) are traveling to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (25-18).

The Jazz took the court against the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-126 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 24 and the Rockets recorded 22 fouls. They also knocked down 13 of their 39 attempts from 3-point land. Houston finished the game shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Houston totaled 56 rebounds (23 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Houston distributed 27 assists and had 11 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the field on 50 of 117 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 59 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 17 of 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. Utah wrapped up the game having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (48 out of 105) and knocked down 13 of 43 3-point shots.

Jordan Clarkson is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He notched 33 points on 12 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and collected 12 boards. Clarkson ended up going 48.0% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Utah will enter this contest with a mark of 22-22 on the year. They average 117.3 points per contest (10th in the league) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 35.6% on three-point shots (581 of 1,633) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 46.7 rebounds per game and has earned 1,237 assists on the campaign, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.7 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 23rd in basketball in points per game allowed (118.7). The Jazz defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,920 of 4,040) and they surrender 42.1 boards per game as a team. They are 29th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,251 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 123-109 against the Suns. The Pelicans corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Suns were called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 73.9%. When talking about shooting from distance, New Orleans buried 10 out of 42 attempts (23.8%). When the game finished, the Pelicans ended up shooting 41 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 44.1%. The Pelicans permitted the Suns to convert 46 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5% for this game. They went 36.6% from distance by hitting 15 out of 41 and ended up going 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed Phoenix to get 48 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Zion Williamson was important for the Pelicans in this game. He knocked down 11 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 64.7%, and had 3 rebounds. Williamson had 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

New Orleans has a mark of 25-18 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.6% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the league. New Orleans has totaled 5,017 pts on the season (116.7 per game) and they pull down 44.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.9 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Pelicans commit 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.3. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (6th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 34.4% on 3-point attempts (581 of 1,688) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 26.9 assists and 42.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 18th and 11th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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