Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/15/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz
Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: KJZZ
Delta Center is where the Utah Jazz (28-37) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (29-36) on Friday.
The Hawks faced the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 106-102 in their last game. Atlanta finished the game having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 of 88) and knocked down 14 of their 39 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 12 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 19 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 out of 82 shooting. Portland earned 24 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Portland collected 49 boards (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Portland walked away from this one shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 24 shots. They buried 10 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 23 and the Trail Blazers racked up 21 fouls.
Dejounte Murray is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 15 out of 29 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. Murray finished 51.7% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.
Atlanta heads into this contest with a record of 29-36 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.5 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 45.0 boards per game and has 1,689 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are hitting 36.0% on three-point attempts (878 of 2,440) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.4 points per game (5th in the NBA) while hitting 46.4% from the field.
Defensively, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They surrender 38.4% on 3-point shots while they are 28th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (121.2). The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.4% (2,923 of 5,914) and they surrender 44.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,847 relinquished so far this season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 123-107 when they faced the Celtics. In reference to team rebounding, Utah permitted Boston to snag 46 in total (14 offensive). They finished 40.8% from beyond the arc by going 20 out of 49 and finished the contest at 17 of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). The Jazz allowed the Celtics to bury 43 of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Jazz went 41 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Utah made 15 out of their 32 attempts (46.9%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 90.9%. The Celtics were called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Jazz corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the game.
Keyonte George pitched in for the Jazz for this game. George totaled 26 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes for this contest. He buried 9 out of 17 in this game for a rate of 52.9%, and had 1 rebound.
Utah has a mark of 28-37 for the year. The Jazz are committing 19.0 fouls per contest while shooting 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.1 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest. Utah has totaled 7,641 points this season (117.6 per game) and they pull in 46.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA.
The Utah defense concedes 39.5% on 3-point shots (948 of 2,402) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 29.6 assists and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 29th and 5th in the league. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG given up with 120.7. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (21st in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah
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