Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain
Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+2)
The Toronto Raptors are traveling to Vivint Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz. Toronto opens this matchup as 2-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 230.
The Raptors played the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 114-106 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 19 and the Suns finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Phoenix finished shooting 81.0% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 21 tries. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Phoenix earned 28 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 43 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Raptors made 17 of their 19 shots for a rate of 89.5%. Toronto walked away from the game with a 44.9% field goal percentage (40 of 89) and made 9 out of their 33 3-pointers.
Fred VanVleet is a guy who came through in this matchup. He walked away with 24 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played for 39 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. VanVleet finished the contest at 47.4% from the field and also earned 9 assists.
Toronto heads into this game with a record of 23-29 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 42.6 boards per contest and has earned 1,204 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are connecting on 33.3% from downtown (564 of 1,693) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.8 pts per game (21st in basketball) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.
Defensively, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 fouls. They concede 37.4% on 3-pointers while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (112.3). The Raptors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.0% (2,108 of 4,305) and they surrender 42.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 27th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,353 surrendered so far this season.
The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 108-100 when they played the Mavericks. With respect to attacking the glass, Utah permitted Dallas to grab 31 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They went 39.1% from three-point range by going 18 of 46 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Jazz permitted the Mavericks to convert 35 of their 80 tries from the field which left them shooting 43.8% in the game. When the game finished, the Jazz finished 39 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Utah made 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. The Mavericks were called for 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They also gave up possession 16 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Jazz snagged 36 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 49 in this contest.
Lauri Markkanen pitched in for the Jazz for this game. Markkanen recorded 29 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 11 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.
Utah has a win-loss record of 26-26 on the campaign. The Jazz have committed 20.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.9 times per contest (9th in the league) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. Utah has tallied 6,110 pts so far this season (117.5 per contest) and they grab 44.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 14th in the league.
The Utah defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from distance (595 of 1,653) and opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 23.7 dimes and 43.1 boards every game, which ranks them 7th and 12th in basketball. The Jazz on defense are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.3. They have forced 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+2)
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