Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Utah Jazz (2-8) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Sacramento Kings (7-5).

The Jazz faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a score of 120-112 in their last game. Utah ended having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (45 of 92) and made 15 out of their 38 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Jazz buried 7 of their 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 32 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defending, Utah allowed 50.0% from the floor on 43 of 86 shooting. Phoenix doled out 21 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Phoenix finished the game shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by making 16 of 22 shots. They knocked down 18 of their 39 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 17 while the Suns racked up 11 personal fouls.

John Collins is one player who played a role for the contest. He had 29 points on 12 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Collins finished the game at 63.2% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Utah enters this contest with a record of 2-8 so far this year. They have an average of 105.7 points per game (29th in basketball) while going 42.7% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (121 of 373) and 79.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling down 45.0 boards per game and is sitting with 244 dimes on the season, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 18.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 22.5 fouls. They surrender 37.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the league in PPG allowed (119.0). The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.6% (440 of 925) and they concede 45.0 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 6th in the league in allowing assists with 280 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Kings got the victory with a final of 127-104 when they faced the Suns. In the matter of rebounding, Sacramento allowed Phoenix to grab 40 in all (19 offensive). They went 30.2% from distance by shooting 13 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 26 from the charity stripe (73.1%). The Kings permitted the Suns to make 36 out of 97 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.1% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Kings went 50 for 78 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 64.1%. In regard to shooting from distance, Sacramento made 15 out of 28 attempts (53.6%). They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 70.6%. The Suns had 12 fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Kings corralled 39 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings in the game. Fox totaled 29 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes in this contest. He converted 11 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 7-5 on the season. The Kings have committed 20.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 83.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.0 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. Sacramento has accumulated 1,398 points for the season (116.5 per contest) and they pull in 43.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which is 4th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense allows 37.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (180 of 487) and their opposition makes 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.9 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 15th and 12th in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.5. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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