Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Intuit Dome is where the Los Angeles Clippers (28-22) will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (12-37) on Saturday.

The Jazz faced the Warriors and walked away with a win by a score of 131-128 in their last game. Utah finished the game with a 52.2% FG percentage (48 of 92) and made 13 out of their 37 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 22 of their 27 tries for a rate of 81.5%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 48 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 dimes for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 46 of 100 shooting. Golden State doled out 33 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, Golden State totaled 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Golden State went 70.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 27 attempts. They buried 17 out of their 48 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 23 while the Warriors recorded 24 personal fouls.
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Jordan Clarkson is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. Clarkson finished the game shooting 52.6% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 31 points on 10 of 19 shooting.
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Utah heads into this matchup with a mark of 12-37 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 17.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Utah is grabbing 45.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,243 assists on the year, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (675 of 1,898) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.6 pts per game (18th in the NBA) while hitting 45.8% from the floor.
Defensively, the Jazz have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,401 surrendered this season. The Jazz defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,127 of 4,469) and they concede 42.5 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are 26th in the league in points per game allowed (118.6).
In their last game, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-97 against the Lakers. When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Los Angeles to snag 50 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 48.6% from distance by going 18 of 37 and ended up shooting 14 of 23 from the charity stripe (60.9%). The Clippers permitted the Lakers to convert 45 of 81 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Clippers went 34 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles converted 12 of their 41 tries (29.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.5%. The Lakers were called for 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Clippers were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup.
Norman Powell was important for the Clippers in this matchup. Powell earned 20 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists in this contest. He converted 7 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.
Los Angeles has a mark of 28-22 on the campaign. The Clippers commit 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.4 times per game (25th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.9 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 5,502 pts on the campaign (110.0 per contest) and they average 44.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is 12th in the league.
The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (652 of 1,887) and opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.1 assists and 42.3 boards per game, which ranks 6th and 3rd in basketball. The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in basketball in points allowed per game with 107.5. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (5th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah
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