Utah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+12)

The Philadelphia 76ers (23-10) will take on the Utah Jazz (16-19) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. Utah opens this game as 12-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is set at 236.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 154-148 in their last game. Utah ended the contest having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (53 out of 103) and knocked down 16 out of their 32 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Jazz made 32 of 35 shots for a rate of 91.4%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 43 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 53.3% from the field on 56 out of 105 shooting. Detroit distributed 33 assists and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Detroit snagged 48 rebounds (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Detroit finished the contest at 77.3% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 22 attempts. They also made 19 out of their 41 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Jazz ended up with 22 while the Pistons finished the game with 27 fouls.

Jordan Clarkson is one player who came through in the game. He racked up 36 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. Clarkson went 55.0% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Utah heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 16-19 for the campaign. They average 114.9 pts per contest (16th in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 35.4% on 3-point shots (464 of 1,312) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 46.1 rebounds per game and has 965 assists on the season, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They surrender 37.8% from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (118.8). The Jazz defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.2% (1,543 of 3,200) and they relinquish 42.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 995 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers went home victorious with a score of 110-97 when they played the Bulls. The 76ers were able to collect 37 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Bulls earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Philadelphia converted 12 of 30 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers shot 38 out of 80 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. The 76ers allowed the Bulls to convert 37 of 96 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5% in this game. They went 18.9% from behind the 3-point line via 7 of 37 and ended up going 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). In reference to how they rebounded, Philadelphia permitted Chicago to grab 51 in total (19 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid ended up having an impact for the 76ers for the matchup. Embiid earned 31 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 10 assists in the matchup. He made 10 out of 20 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 15 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 23-10 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA. Philadelphia has accumulated 3,982 pts so far this year (120.7 per contest) and they average 44.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The 76ers commit 20.6 fouls per game and they connect on 84.2% from the free throw line.

The 76ers defensively are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 110.5. They have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (7th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (365 of 1,075) and opponents are converting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.4 dimes and 43.0 boards per game, which is ranked 10th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah (+12)

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