San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The San Antonio Spurs (9-8) are hitting the road to Delta Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Utah Jazz (4-12).

The Spurs took the court against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 104-94 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 16 while the Warriors totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 14 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Golden State finished 61.5% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of 13 attempts. In addition, Golden State pulled down 49 boards (17 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Golden State doled out 29 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 37.9% from the field on 36 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 48 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 15 of 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (38 of 85) and buried 13 of their 47 shots from downtown.

Victor Wembanyama is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He totaled 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. Wembanyama ended up shooting 42.9% from the field and totaled 9 dimes.

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San Antonio will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-8 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling down 45.2 boards per game and has tallied 475 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 34.8% on shots from downtown (234 of 673) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.8 points per contest (23rd in basketball) while going 45.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 408 relinquished on the year. The Spurs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (695 of 1,547) and they surrender 43.7 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 34.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 6th in basketball in opponents PPG (109.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz got the win with a final of 121-106 against the Knicks. The Jazz snagged 43 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 52 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Knicks committed 19 fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 73.7%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Utah buried 19 out of their 34 attempts (55.9%). Overall, the Jazz finished 44 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Jazz allowed the Knicks to make 39 of 100 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.0% for the matchup. They went 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 51 and finished the contest at 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted New York to pull down 40 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being important for the Jazz in this matchup. Markkanen earned 34 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for this contest for a rate of 73.3%, and added 9 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 4-12 so far this year. The Jazz are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game and they go 79.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.3 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 18.1 times per contest. Utah has 1,751 pts this season (109.4 per contest) and they grab 44.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 118.5. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (25th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 36.4% on three-point shots (230 of 632) and their opposition knocks down 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 27.9 dimes and 42.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 27th and 8th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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