Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Utah Jazz (4-17) are hitting the road to Moda Center on Friday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (8-14).

The Jazz played the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 133-106 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 14 and the Thunder totaled 23 personal fouls. They also converted 17 out of their 47 tries from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 90.9% from the charity stripe by making 10 of their 11 shots. In addition, Oklahoma City had 34 rebounds (15 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 32 assists and had 18 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 52.0% from the field on 53 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz buried 17 of 22 shots for a percentage of 77.3%. Utah ended having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (38 of 70) and knocked down 13 of 35 3-pointers.

Walker Kessler is someone who played a role in this matchup. Kessler ended up shooting 85.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also collected 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

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Utah comes into this one with a win-loss record of 4-17 on the season. They are turning it over 18.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 44.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 506 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 34.2% on 3-point shots (267 of 780) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.2 points per game (24th in the league) while going 45.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jazz have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are conceding 35.8% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in the league in PPG from their opponents (118.6). The Jazz defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (917 of 1,908) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 21st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 591 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-105 when they faced the Clippers. In regard to rebounding, Portland allowed Los Angeles to collect 35 in total (11 offensive). They went 51.4% from beyond the perimeter via 19 out of 37 and finished the game at 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Clippers to convert 47 of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.3% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers finished 41 out of 80 from the floor which had them at 51.3%. Concerning shots from distance, Portland made 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.3%. The Clippers earned 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Trail Blazers earned 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest.

Deandre Ayton was important for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He converted 8 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 80.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Ayton tallied 16 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game.

Portland has a record of 8-14 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 43.8% from the floor, which is ranked 27th in the NBA. Portland has totaled 2,357 points for the season (107.1 per contest) and they snag 43.1 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 22.3 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 17.1 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 21st in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.3. They are able to force 16.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Portland defense surrenders 36.9% on three-point shots (307 of 831) and their opponents are converting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 27.7 dimes and 45.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 25th and 23rd in the league.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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