New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (14-44) will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (15-43) at Delta Center on Sunday.

The Pelicans played the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 124-116 in their last game. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (50 of 104) and buried 17 of their 47 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 50 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the floor on 44 out of 94 shooting. Phoenix distributed 29 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix had 52 boards (14 offensive, 38 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 10 shots. They converted 20 of their 53 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 12 while the Suns racked up 15 personal fouls.

Zion Williamson is one player who came through in this contest. He finished with 27 points on 13 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Williamson ended up going 76.5% from the floor and also dished out 11 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this game with a record of 15-43 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 43.6 boards per game and has racked up 1,466 dimes this season, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Pelicans are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (706 of 2,035) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.5 points per game (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,665 surrendered so far this year. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (2,537 of 5,294) and they relinquish 46.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.4% from beyond the arc and they are 26th in the NBA in opponents points per game (118.6).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 118-101 when they played the Kings. The Jazz were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this contest. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Kings had 13 fouls in this game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a rate of 52.9%. When talking about three-point shots, Utah converted 16 of 44 attempts (36.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz went 38 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 45.2%. The Jazz permitted the Kings to bury 46 of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Sacramento to snag 47 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Walker Kessler ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz in the game. He made 10 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Kessler had 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Utah has a mark of 14-44 so far this season. The Jazz commit 19.1 fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.7 times per game (18th in the league) and they turn it over 17.3 times per contest. Utah has totaled 6,508 points on the year (112.2 per game) and they pull in 45.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is 19th in the league.

The Utah defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (849 of 2,357) and opponents are converting on 76.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.9 dimes and 42.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 28th and 10th in basketball. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points given up per game with 119.4. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (26th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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