Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Utah Jazz (29-45) are headed to Golden 1 Center on Sunday where they will go up against the Sacramento Kings (42-31).

The Jazz played the Rockets and took a loss by a score of 101-100 in their last contest. Utah finished with a 46.3% field goal percentage (37 out of 80) and buried 8 of their 31 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 18 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 94.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 51 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 35 out of 91 shooting. Houston distributed 19 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. Additionally, Houston collected 45 boards (15 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Houston went 64.3% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 28 attempts. They knocked down 13 out of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 23 while the Rockets racked up 18 personal fouls.

John Collins is a guy who came through for the game. Collins ended up shooting 71.4% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He played for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 11 boards. He totaled 30 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Utah comes into this contest with a mark of 29-45 on the year. They are averaging 116.3 pts per contest (11th in the NBA) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 35.4% on shots from distance (960 of 2,711) and 83.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 46.0 boards per contest and has 2,049 assists for the year, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.6 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are able to force 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They rank 30th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,196 surrendered on the campaign. The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.5% (3,289 of 6,778) and they concede 42.1 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 39.6% on 3-pointers while they are 27th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 107-103 when they played the Mavericks. Regarding cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted Dallas to get 42 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from three-point range by shooting 15 of 35 and ended up shooting 22 of 33 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Kings permitted the Mavericks to convert 35 out of their 74 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Kings finished the game shooting 40 out of 92 from the field which had them at 43.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento converted 15 out of 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to make 8 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. The Mavericks earned 12 fouls in the game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Kings collected 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this contest.

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in this contest. Fox recorded 23 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 22 in this contest for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 42-31 for the season. The Kings are committing 20.0 fouls per contest and they go 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.5 times per game (7th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. Sacramento has 8,550 points this year (117.1 per game) and they pull down 43.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Kings are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which is 12th in the league.

The Sacramento defense concedes 39.2% on shots from distance (964 of 2,458) and opponents are making 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.3 assists and 42.5 boards per game, which is 21st and 9th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in points allowed per game with 116.2. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (21st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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