Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Brooklyn Nets (13-24) are headed to Delta Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (9-27).

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 113-98 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended the contest with a 38.4% FG percentage (33 of 86) and converted 13 of 39 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 19 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 90.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the field on 45 out of 86 shooting. Detroit totaled 30 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Detroit had 42 rebounds (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Detroit finished 66.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of 12 attempts. They also made 15 of their 37 attempts from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Nets ended up with 15 and the Pistons totaled 20 fouls.

Noah Clowney is someone who played a role for the game. He notched 29 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played 37 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. Clowney walked away from this one shooting 45.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a mark of 13-24 for the year. They are averaging 107.2 pts per game (27th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (530 of 1,449) and 80.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 39.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 931 dimes on the year, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They rank 22nd in the league in allowing assists with 1,002 conceded so far this year. The Nets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (1,505 of 3,084) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 37.7% on 3-pointers while they are 17th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (113.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-92 against the Heat. In relation to team rebounding, Utah permitted Miami to collect 49 in all (13 on the offensive side). They finished 28.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 of 50 and finished the contest at 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Jazz permitted the Heat to knock down 36 out of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6% for the contest. When the game finished, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 33 for 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.8%. Concerning shooting from distance, Utah knocked down 11 out of their 36 attempts (30.6%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a clip of 88.2%. The Heat committed 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Jazz collected 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this matchup.

Lauri Markkanen pitched in for the Jazz in this matchup. He converted 8 of 24 in this contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 5 rebounds. Markkanen tallied 23 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Utah has a record of 9-27 on the campaign. The Jazz are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 79.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.7 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 18.3 times per contest. Utah has earned 3,997 pts on the campaign (111.0 per contest) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 18th in the league.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the league in points given up per game with 117.9. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (22nd in the league). The Utah defense concedes 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (518 of 1,443) and their opposition knocks down 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 28.6 assists and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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