Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (5-12) will go up against the Houston Rockets (12-4) on Monday.

The Rockets faced the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 104-100 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the game with a 39.4% field goal percentage (39 of 99) and knocked down 11 of 39 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets buried 15 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 53 with 25 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the field on 35 of 82 shooting. Golden State earned 25 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Moreover, Golden State collected 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Golden State finished the contest at 85.7% at the free throw line by converting 18 of 21 shots. They also made 12 of their 43 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 20 and the Warriors recorded 26 personal fouls.

Reed Sheppard is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 12 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. Sheppard shot 48.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

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Houston comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 121.1 pts per game (5th in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 40.9% on 3-pointers (202 of 494) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is grabbing 49.3 rebounds per game and has earned 404 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 30th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 22.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.3% on three-point shots and they rank 3rd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (110.4). The Rockets are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (636 of 1,403) and they concede 38.6 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 388 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-117 when they played the Warriors. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Utah allowed Golden State to get 50 in total (16 on the offensive side). They went 36.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 19 of 52 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Jazz allowed the Warriors to knock down 51 out of 104 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Jazz ended up going 47 out of 99 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Utah knocked down 11 of their 36 attempts (30.6%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. The Warriors earned 14 fouls in this contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Jazz pulled down 33 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 47 in this game.

Keyonte George pitched in for the Jazz for the game. He made 10 of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 58.8%, and had 6 rebounds. George racked up 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the matchup.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 5-12 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the league. Utah has totaled 2,007 points on the year (118.1 per game) and they average 46.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.6 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.4 times per game. The Jazz commit 22.5 fouls per contest while shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense surrenders 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (269 of 721) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 30.1 assists and 42.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 30th and 12th in basketball. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the league in PPG given up with 125.5. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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