Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is where the Utah Jazz (16-57) will try to defeat the Houston Rockets (47-26) on Thursday.

The Rockets took the court against the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 121-114 in their last game. Houston walked away from the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (42 out of 93) and made 11 of their 39 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Rockets knocked down 26 of 29 shots for a rate of 89.7%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 51 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defending, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 43 out of 103 shooting. Atlanta recorded 32 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Atlanta pulled down 42 rebounds (18 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Atlanta finished the game at 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 15 tries. They made 15 of their 49 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 12 while the Hawks had 26 personal fouls.

Jalen Green is someone who played a role in this contest. Green finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and dished out 4 dimes. He played for 41 mins and collected 11 boards. He finished with 32 points on 14 of 24 shooting.

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Houston steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 47-26 for the season. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is grabbing 48.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,667 dimes for the campaign, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (906 of 2,609) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They average 113.6 pts per contest (16th in basketball) while shooting 45.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Rockets are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (109.1). The Rockets are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (2,936 of 6,452) and they surrender 42.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,684 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 140-103 against the Grizzlies. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Memphis to snag 52 in total (17 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 20 of 45 and finished the contest at 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Jazz allowed the Grizzlies to convert 52 of 98 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up going 34 for 78 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah made 17 of their 42 attempts (40.5%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 81.8%. The Grizzlies earned 21 fouls in this contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Jazz corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest.

Isaiah Collier ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this contest. He converted 7 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and added 3 rebounds. Collier scored 21 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this game.

Utah has a mark of 16-57 on the season. The Jazz commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per game (20th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.5 times per contest. Utah has tallied 8,166 points for the campaign (111.9 per contest) and they average 45.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jazz are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 35.5% from downtown (1,080 of 3,040) and their opposition makes 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 29.2 assists and 43.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 30th and 13th in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 29th in the league in points allowed per contest with 120.1. They have forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (24th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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