Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is the location where the Phoenix Suns (30-21) will compete against the Utah Jazz (26-26) on Thursday.

The Jazz faced the Thunder and took home the win by a score of 124-117 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 17 and the Thunder racked up 16 personal fouls. They made 19 of 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Oklahoma City grabbed 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Oklahoma City doled out 26 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the field on 43 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 48 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Utah finished with a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 out of 89) and made 14 of their 35 3-point shots.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who played a role in this contest. He scored 33 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also totaled 11 rebounds. Markkanen finished shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Utah enters this contest with a win-loss record of 26-26 this season. They have an average of 117.9 points per game (11th in the league) while going 47.2% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 35.8% on shots from downtown (687 of 1,919) and 82.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and has totaled 1,478 dimes for the year, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They rank 30th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,510 relinquished on the year. The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (2,297 of 4,791) and they relinquish 41.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 38.4% on three-point shots and they are 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (119.7).

In their last game, the Suns took home the win by a final score of 114-106 when they faced the Bucks. The Suns snagged 41 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the game. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Bucks were called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shots from distance, Phoenix converted 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Suns shot 44 out of 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6%. The Suns allowed the Bucks to make 39 out of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.3% in the game. They finished shooting 32.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 40 and ended up shooting 15 of 25 at the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding rebounding, Phoenix permitted Milwaukee to snag 44 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker was important for the Suns in this matchup. Booker totaled 32 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and tallied 4 dimes in the game. He knocked down 12 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 30-21 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are hitting on 49.8% from the field, which ranks 3rd in basketball. Phoenix has accounted for 5,981 pts for the year (117.3 per contest) and they snag 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per contest (15th in the league) and they turn it over 14.8 times per game. The Suns commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.0% from the charity stripe.

The Suns defensively are ranked 15th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.4. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 36.7% from downtown (666 of 1,813) and their opponents are making 77.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.1 dimes and 40.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 11th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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