Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Atlanta Hawks (18-18) are on their way to Delta Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Utah Jazz (9-25).

The Hawks faced off with the Clippers and took a loss by a score of 131-105 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 12 while the Clippers recorded 17 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of their 36 shots from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished shooting 70.6% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 17 tries. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 48 boards (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 36 dimes and had 15 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 55.2% from the floor on 53 of 96 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 43 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Atlanta ended the contest with a 43.2% FG percentage (38 of 88) and knocked down 16 of their 46 shots from 3-point land.

Trae Young is one player who was important in this game. Young ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor and totaled 14 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He totaled 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Atlanta will take the court with a mark of 18-18 this season. They have an average of 117.1 points per contest (7th in the NBA) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 35.0% on shots from distance (463 of 1,324) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 45.5 boards per contest and has totaled 1,070 assists on the season, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 16.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They surrender 38.3% on three-point shots while they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.7). The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (1,573 of 3,305) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,036 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 105-92 when they played the Magic. The Jazz were able to pull down 39 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 22 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Magic earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 88.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Utah converted 11 out of their 32 attempts (34.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz shot 39 out of 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Jazz permitted the Magic to knock down 35 of 98 tries from the field which had them at 35.7% for the contest. They went 29.8% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 47 and ended up going 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Utah allowed Orlando to get 43 overall (14 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh was important for the Jazz for the game. He buried 11 out of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 3 rebounds. Sensabaugh scored 27 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 9-25 on the campaign. The Jazz commit 18.7 fouls per contest while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 18.4 times per game. Utah has tallied 3,784 pts this season (111.3 per contest) and they average 45.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks 17th in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 26th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.4. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (26th in basketball). The Utah defense allows 36.0% on 3-point shots (486 of 1,349) and their opponents are making 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 28.4 dimes and 41.6 total rebounds per game, which is 25th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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