Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, February 3, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Indiana Pacers (26-20) are en route to Delta Center on Monday where they will go up against the Utah Jazz (10-36).

The Pacers took the court against the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 133-119 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 18 while the Pistons accumulated 21 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Detroit finished the contest at 73.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 26 shots. Additionally, Detroit grabbed 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Detroit recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 49.4% from the floor on 44 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the matchup while creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 22 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 71.0%. Indiana ended with a 56.8% FG percentage (46 out of 81) and buried 19 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Pascal Siakam is someone who played a role for this game. He ended up walking away with 37 points on 15 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and totaled 6 boards. Siakam ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Indiana comes into this game with a record of 26-20 this year. They currently have an average of 115.9 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while shooting 49.1% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (590 of 1,571) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 41.7 boards per contest and has tallied 1,310 assists for the season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,199 surrendered this season. The Pacers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,932 of 4,085) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 22nd in basketball in opponents points per game (114.8).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 138-113 when they played the Timberwolves. Concerning how they rebounded, Utah permitted Minnesota to get 39 in all (9 offensive). They shot 55.3% from 3-point land by shooting 21 of 38 and finished the contest at 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Jazz permitted the Timberwolves to convert 49 of 82 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 59.8% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 77 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. Concerning 3-pointers, Utah converted 14 out of 34 attempts (41.2%). They were able to convert 21 of those for a rate of 84.0%. The Timberwolves had 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Jazz snagged 20 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the contest.

Keyonte George ended up being important for the Jazz for the contest. He converted 7 of 7 for the game for a rate of 100.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. George tallied 23 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists in this matchup.

Utah has a mark of 10-36 this season. As an offense, the Jazz are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the league. Utah has 5,112 pts this year (111.1 per contest) and they grab 44.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.6 times per contest. The Jazz have committed 19.1 fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (666 of 1,848) and opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 28.6 dimes and 42.7 boards every game, which is 27th and 6th in the league. The Jazz are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 118.9. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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