Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (3-11) are en route to Frost Bank Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (7-8).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 124-118 in their last game. Utah walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (45 out of 90) and made 12 of 36 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Jazz buried 16 of 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 28 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about the defense, Utah allowed 55.3% from the floor on 42 out of 76 shooting. Los Angeles earned 30 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Los Angeles shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of 36 tries. They also converted 14 of 31 shots from distance. In reference to fouls, the Jazz ended up with 24 while the Lakers accumulated 16 fouls.

Lauri Markkanen is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and grabbed 8 boards. Markkanen finished 56.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Utah enters this one with a record of 3-11 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 18.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 43.3 rebounds per game and has earned 337 dimes on the season, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 33.4% from downtown (170 of 509) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 108.0 points per game (26th in basketball) while going 44.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They currently rank 20th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 389 relinquished for the season. The Jazz are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.5% (613 of 1,263) and they concede 42.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.2% from 3-point land and they rank 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs got the victory with a final of 110-104 when they faced the Thunder. The Spurs were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 46 for this game. They turned it over 21 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Thunder committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, San Antonio knocked down 19 out of 46 attempts (41.3%). In all, the Spurs ended up going 39 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0%. The Spurs permitted the Thunder to knock down 41 out of their 100 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0% for the game. They went 30.2% from three-point range by going 16 of 53 and ended up going 6 out of 7 at the free throw line (85.7%). In relation to team rebounding, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 47 in total (13 offensive).

Keldon Johnson was important for the Spurs in the matchup. He made 7 out of 15 for the contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Johnson earned 22 points in his 29 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes for this game.

San Antonio has a record of 7-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which is 19th in the NBA. San Antonio has tallied 1,636 pts this year (109.1 per game) and they pull in 44.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per contest (9th in the league) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. The Spurs are committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they go 81.2% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense concedes 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (196 of 558) and opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 23.8 assists and 43.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 3rd and 14th in the league. The Spurs on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 109.6. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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