Utah Jazz vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 4/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is where the Indiana Pacers (45-31) will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (16-61) on Friday.

The Jazz took the court against the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 143-105 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 14 and the Rockets accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also buried 19 out of their 45 attempts from beyond the arc. Houston finished shooting 63.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Houston had 63 rebounds (18 offensive, 45 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Houston recorded 30 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the floor on 56 out of 104 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in this matchup while creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 15 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Utah walked away from the game having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (40 out of 94) and buried 10 of 40 three-point attempts.

Isaiah Collier is someone who was a contributor for this game. Collier ended up going 63.6% from the floor and earned 10 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Utah enters this game with a win-loss mark of 16-61 this season. They have an average of 111.4 points per game (21st in basketball) while connecting on 45.5% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 35.0% on shots from distance (1,060 of 3,027) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Utah is pulling down 45.3 boards per game and has 1,969 assists this year, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are 30th in the league in allowing assists with 2,257 relinquished this year. The Jazz defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (3,400 of 7,136) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 29th in the league in points per game allowed (120.4).

In their last game, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 119-105 when they played the Hornets. The Pacers pulled down 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Hornets were called for 15 fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 18 out of 44 tries (40.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Pacers shot 47 out of 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.5%. The Pacers permitted the Hornets to make 41 out of their 78 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.6% in this contest. They shot 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 24 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Indiana permitted Charlotte to grab 44 in all (9 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up having an impact for the Pacers in the matchup. He made 9 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound. Haliburton earned 22 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 10 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a mark of 45-31 for the year. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 49.1% from the floor, which is 3rd in basketball. Indiana has tallied 8,900 points for the year (117.1 per game) and they snag 41.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. The Pacers have committed 18.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in points allowed per contest with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (25th in the NBA). The Indiana defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (975 of 2,727) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 26.1 dimes and 44.7 total boards per game, which is 12th and 20th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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