Philadelphia 76ers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (7-21) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (11-17) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The 76ers played the Celtics and took home the win by a score of 118-114 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 17 and the Celtics totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 20 out of their 49 tries from beyond the arc. Boston finished the game shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 13 attempts. In addition, Boston collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Boston totaled 33 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 43 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the 76ers made 19 of 19 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (41 out of 88) and knocked down 17 of 40 shots from downtown.

Tyrese Maxey is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He racked up 33 points on 12 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins played and also totaled 4 boards. Maxey finished the contest at 52.2% from the floor and dished out 12 dimes.

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Philadelphia will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 11-17 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 40.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 611 assists this season, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 33.4% on shots from downtown (336 of 1,006) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 106.4 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the 76ers are forcing 17.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 10th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.5). The 76ers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,118 of 2,345) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 728 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 124-113 when they played the Cavaliers. The Jazz were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 15 steals in the game. The Cavaliers were called for 16 fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.2%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Utah knocked down 19 out of 44 tries (43.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished the game shooting 38 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. The Jazz allowed the Cavaliers to make 43 of their 91 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.3% for this game. They shot 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 20 out of 46 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). Concerning how they rebounded, Utah permitted Cleveland to get 42 overall (3 offensive).

Jordan Clarkson was important for the Jazz for the game. He buried 7 of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Clarkson totaled 27 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 5 assists in this matchup.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 7-21 on the campaign. The Jazz are committing 18.5 fouls per game while shooting 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 18.7 times per contest. Utah has scored 3,088 points on the season (110.3 per game) and they collect 44.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which is 19th in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (417 of 1,140) and their opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 28.6 assists and 41.7 rebounds every game, which is 27th and 3rd in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 119.5. They are forcing 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (28th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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