Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (14-19) will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (19-14) on Monday.

The Mavericks faced off with the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 132-122 in their last game. Dallas ended the game having earned a 55.7% FG percentage (49 out of 88) and made 16 of 40 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 18 of their 22 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 25 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Dallas allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the floor on 47 of 103 shooting. Golden State doled out 32 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, Golden State grabbed 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 13 attempts. They also converted 19 out of their 48 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 14 while the Warriors accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a factor for the game. Doncic shot 48.3% from the floor and also totaled 10 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He ended up walking away with 39 points on 14 out of 29 shooting.

Dallas steps onto the court with a mark of 19-14 for the year. They currently have an average of 119.2 points per outing (7th in the NBA) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (510 of 1,386) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 42.1 boards per game and is sitting with 832 assists on the year, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 901 conceded this season. The Mavericks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.3% (1,450 of 3,002) and they surrender 46.4 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 37.2% on shots from distance and they rank 22nd in the league in opponents PPG (117.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 117-109 when they faced the Heat. The Jazz corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Heat had 24 personal fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 28 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to three-point attempts, Utah made 11 out of their 41 tries (26.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Jazz permitted the Heat to make 34 of 78 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.6% for this game. They went 29.0% from downtown by going 9 out of 31 and ended up going 32 of 40 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Utah permitted Miami to pull down 46 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Collin Sexton ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this game. He made 8 of 14 for this contest for a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Sexton earned 22 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 5 assists for this game.

Utah has a mark of 14-19 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in basketball. Utah has accounted for 3,742 pts for the season (113.4 per game) and they snag 46.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. The Jazz commit 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.7% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 118.8. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (21st in the league). The Utah defense gives up 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (465 of 1,230) and opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 28.3 assists and 42.3 boards every game, which ranks 28th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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