Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (1-6) are hitting the road to Frost Bank Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (3-5).

The Jazz faced off with the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 135-126 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Jazz walked away with 18 and the Bulls recorded 23 fouls. They also made 14 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. Chicago ended up shooting 88.0% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Chicago grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Chicago earned 36 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 45 out of 95 shooting. They also doled out 35 dimes for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 49 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 23 of 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. Utah wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.9% FG percentage (48 of 89) and converted 16 of their 36 3-point shots.

Keyonte George is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He scored 33 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and snagged 1 rebound. George ended up going 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 9 dimes.

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Utah heads into this matchup with a record of 1-6 so far this season. They turn it over 19.1 times per game and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls every game. As a team, Utah is pulling down 46.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 165 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are connecting on 30.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (79 of 261) and 79.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 104.9 pts per game (29th in the NBA) while shooting 41.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 23.9 fouls. They give up 35.4% from beyond the arc while they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (119.6). The Jazz defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (316 of 670) and they relinquish 47.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 210 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 127-100 against the Rockets. The Spurs snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Rockets had 13 fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio made 14 out of their 36 attempts (38.9%). Overall, the Spurs finished shooting 37 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Spurs allowed the Rockets to make 54 of their 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.3% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 37.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 27 and finished the game at 9 out of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In relation to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Houston to pull down 45 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this game. He made 6 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Wembanyama had 15 points in his 25 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 3-5 for the year. The Spurs have committed 15.9 fouls per contest and they hit 81.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.5 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 16.6 times per game. San Antonio has scored 835 points on the year (104.4 per contest) and they average 46.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 44.9% from the field, which ranks 21st in basketball.

The Spurs on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 108.5. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (7th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense gives up 37.5% on three-point shots (111 of 296) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.6 dimes and 42.5 total rebounds per game, which is 5th and 7th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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