Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Utah Jazz (7-23) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will compete against the New York Knicks (22-10).

The Jazz faced off with the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-111 in their last contest. Utah ended having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (43 out of 89) and made 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz buried 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 48 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Utah allowed 43.4% from the floor on 36 of 83 shooting. Philadelphia recorded 22 assists and had 15 steals in the game. Moreover, Philadelphia collected 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Philadelphia went 78.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 29 of their 37 attempts. They also made 13 of 36 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Jazz walked away with 25 while the 76ers accumulated 22 fouls.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. Markkanen finished the game at 38.1% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Utah enters this matchup with a record of 7-23 so far this year. They are averaging 110.6 pts per game (21st in the league) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (417 of 1,135) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 741 assists on the season, which has them ranked 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 18.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are able to force 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 28th in the league in points per game allowed (119.4). The Jazz are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.1% (1,315 of 2,736) and they concede 41.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 21st in basketball in giving up assists with 848 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Knicks got the win with a final of 136-132 against the Wizards. In the matter of rebounds, New York allowed Washington to pull down 44 in total (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 44.7% from three-point range by connecting on 17 out of 38 and finished the game at 13 out of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). The Knicks permitted the Wizards to bury 51 of 99 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.5% for this game. When the game finished, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 51 for 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.6%. In terms of shooting from downtown, New York converted 10 of 40 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. The Wizards earned 22 fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Knicks corralled 33 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup.

Jalen Brunson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the game. He converted 18 out of 31 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.1%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Brunson tallied 55 points in his 44 mins on the court and had 9 dimes in this matchup.

New York has a mark of 22-10 for the campaign. The Knicks commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 80.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per game (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. New York has accumulated 3,763 pts on the season (117.6 per contest) and they average 42.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.0. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (14th in the NBA). The New York defense concedes 36.8% on three-point shots (439 of 1,193) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.0 dimes and 40.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 13th and 2nd in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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