Utah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (21-41) will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (15-47) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

The Jazz played the Wizards and ended up losing by a score of 125-122 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 19 while the Wizards totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 17 of 47 attempts from three-point range. Washington finished shooting 82.8% from the charity stripe by making 24 of their 29 tries. Additionally, Washington pulled down 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Washington recorded 32 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the floor on 42 of 95 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 58 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 14 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Utah finished having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (47 of 101) and converted 14 of their 40 3-pointers.

Johnny Juzang is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He walked away with 27 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. Juzang finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Utah enters this one with a win-loss mark of 15-47 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Utah is pulling in 45.8 rebounds per contest and has 1,601 dimes this season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 35.6% on shots from downtown (866 of 2,436) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.5 points per outing (20th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Jazz have forced 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They concede 35.9% from 3-point land and they are 28th in basketball in opponents points per game (119.8). The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.7% (2,722 of 5,711) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,808 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers went home defeated by a final of 123-105 when they faced the Celtics. In the matter of rebounds, Philadelphia permitted Boston to pull down 46 in all (16 offensive). They finished the game shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 19 of 48 and finished the contest at 12 out of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). The 76ers permitted the Celtics to convert 46 out of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the 76ers went 40 out of 95 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. In relation to three-point shots, Philadelphia knocked down 15 out of their 39 tries (38.5%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 83.3%. The Celtics earned 16 fouls for this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The 76ers were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 45 in the game.

Kelly Oubre Jr. was important for the 76ers for the contest. Oubre earned 27 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 of 20 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 21-41 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the 76ers are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in the league. Philadelphia has totaled 6,759 points this season (109.0 per contest) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.1 times per game (28th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The 76ers are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 114.0. They are able to force 16.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (30th in the league). The Philadelphia defense concedes 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (852 of 2,304) and their opposition makes 80.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 27.6 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 24th and 20th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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