Charlotte Hornets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (10-28) will go up against the Charlotte Hornets (8-28) on Wednesday.

The Hornets took the court against the Suns and took a loss by a score of 120-113 in their last contest. Charlotte walked away from the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and knocked down 15 of their 40 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Hornets knocked down 16 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 52 with 15 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 assists for the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the field on 42 of 87 shooting. Phoenix doled out 31 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Phoenix ended up going 86.4% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 22 attempts. They also made 17 of their 41 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 20 while the Suns accounted for 17 personal fouls.

LaMelo Ball is someone who was a major factor in this contest. Ball finished the game at 36.0% from the field and distributed 11 assists. He played 40 minutes and collected 6 boards. He finished with 25 points on 9 of 25 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-28 this season. They currently have an average of 106.3 points per contest (29th in the NBA) while connecting on 42.5% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 34.2% on three-point attempts (515 of 1,507) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charlotte is collecting 46.4 boards per game and is sitting with 849 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They give up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.4). The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (1,458 of 3,139) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists with 948 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 112-111 against the Nets. The Jazz were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Nets had 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Utah made 17 of 44 tries (38.6%). When all was said and done, the Jazz went 40 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. The Jazz permitted the Nets to knock down 39 out of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from three-point range by going 10 out of 40 and ended up going 23 of 35 at the free throw line (65.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Utah allowed Brooklyn to grab 54 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Isaiah Collier pitched in for the Jazz in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Collier racked up 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 7 assists in this game.

Utah has a win-loss record of 10-28 this season. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the league. Utah has tallied 4,215 pts on the season (110.9 per contest) and they pull in 45.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 18.0 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 18.8 fouls per contest while shooting 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the league in PPG given up with 117.6. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Utah defense surrenders 35.6% on three-point shots (541 of 1,520) and their opponents are making 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 28.4 dimes and 42.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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