Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Clippers (14-11) will attempt to defeat the Utah Jazz (5-18) on Monday.

The Jazz faced off with the Kings and took a loss by a score of 141-97 in their last contest. Utah ended with a 38.8% FG percentage (31 of 80) and made 15 of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 20 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 95.2%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 57.0% from the floor on 57 out of 100 shooting. Sacramento dished out 39 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Moreover, Sacramento pulled down 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Sacramento finished 62.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 8 shots. They made 22 of 44 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 17 and the Kings finished the game with 17 fouls.

Keyonte George is a guy who was a major factor in this game. George walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He notched 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a mark of 5-18 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 18.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 561 assists this year, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 34.7% on three-point shots (296 of 854) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.2 points per contest (23rd in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 653 conceded on the campaign. The Jazz defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (1,011 of 2,103) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 36.2% from 3-point land and they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (118.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 117-106 when they played the Rockets. Concerning how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Houston to pull down 50 overall (12 on the offensive side). They went 36.6% from three-point range by going 15 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 26 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Clippers allowed the Rockets to convert 40 out of 82 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Clippers went 41 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 11 out of 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. The Rockets earned 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Clippers collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup.

Bones Hyland pitched in for the Clippers in this contest. Hyland scored 22 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the contest. He buried 7 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 14-11 for the year. As an offensive team, the Clippers are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks 15th in basketball. Los Angeles has scored 2,717 pts on the season (108.7 per contest) and they average 44.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per contest (21st in the league) and they cough up possession 16.4 times per game. The Clippers are committing 18.9 fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.4% on shots from distance (323 of 940) and opponents are making 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.8 dimes and 41.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 7th and 3rd in the NBA. The Clippers on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 107.4. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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