Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (16-19) will go up against the Utah Jazz (9-26) at Footprint Center on Saturday.

The Jazz took the court against the Hawks and took a loss by a score of 124-121 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 17 and the Hawks finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They made 18 of their 44 tries from downtown. Atlanta finished the contest at 80.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Atlanta earned 35 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the field on 47 of 98 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 47 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 22 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 88.0%. Utah ended having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (40 of 96) and buried 19 of 48 shots from downtown.

Lauri Markkanen is a guy who was important in the matchup. Markkanen went 52.4% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played 31 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He was able to score 35 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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Utah heads into this game with a record of 9-26 so far this season. They are giving up possession 18.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is snagging 45.3 boards per contest and has 869 dimes this season, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (492 of 1,342) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They average 111.6 pts per game (18th in basketball) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,002 surrendered this year. The Jazz defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (1,532 of 3,202) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (118.5).

The last time they took the court, the Suns took a loss by a final score of 115-104 against the Hornets. The Suns corralled 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Hornets earned 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 94.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Phoenix converted 8 of 33 tries (24.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Suns went 39 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. The Suns permitted the Hornets to bury 38 of their 98 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.8% in this contest. They shot 27.7% from distance by shooting 13 of 47 and ended up shooting 26 out of 29 at the free throw line (89.7%). Regarding rebounding, Phoenix allowed Charlotte to get 59 in total (20 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up being important for the Suns in the matchup. Booker totaled 39 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes for the matchup. He converted 14 out of 25 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 16-19 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Suns are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which is 12th in the NBA. Phoenix has 3,912 points for the campaign (111.8 per contest) and they collect 42.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 27.1 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. The Suns are committing 18.1 fouls every game and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Suns are ranked 19th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 113.9. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (14th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense allows 36.3% on shots from distance (482 of 1,327) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.7 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which is 19th and 21st in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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