Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta
The Utah Jazz (27-31) are on their way to State Farm Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (25-32).
The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 128-109 in their last game. Utah finished the contest with a 51.1% FG percentage (46 out of 90) and knocked down 17 out of their 35 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 19 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 36 assists in this game in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the field on 42 of 91 shooting. San Antonio earned 34 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In addition, San Antonio had 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 8 blocks. San Antonio finished the game shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 tries. They made 13 of 31 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 17 while the Spurs racked up 17 personal fouls.
Lauri Markkanen is a guy who was important in this matchup. Markkanen finished the game at 55.6% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting.
Utah steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 27-31 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and has racked up 1,653 assists this year, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 35.8% on 3-pointers (772 of 2,154) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They average 118.0 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.
On defense, the Jazz are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 fouls. They relinquish 39.2% from beyond the arc while they are 25th in the league in points per game allowed (120.4). The Jazz are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.3% (2,580 of 5,345) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 30th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,716 conceded for the season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 109-92 when they played the Magic. The Hawks collected 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Magic earned 19 fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 88.2%. Concerning 3-point shots, Atlanta buried 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawks went 41 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. The Hawks permitted the Magic to bury 35 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% for this contest. They shot 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 38 and ended up going 8 of 18 at the free throw line (44.4%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Orlando to snag 51 in all (14 offensive).
Dejounte Murray pitched in for the Hawks for the matchup. Murray accumulated 25 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 11 dimes for this contest. He buried 11 out of 20 in the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and earned 9 rebounds.
Atlanta has a record of 25-32 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in basketball. Atlanta has accumulated 6,903 pts for the campaign (121.1 per contest) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Hawks have committed 18.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 81.2% from the free throw line.
The Atlanta defense allows 38.7% on 3-point shots (800 of 2,069) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 28.7 assists and 44.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 28th and 23rd in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 123.3. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (29th in the NBA).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points
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