Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (13-41) welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (23-33) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Lakers and ended up losing by a score of 110-102 in their last contest. Portland finished with a 44.2% FG percentage (38 out of 86) and converted 12 of their 37 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 14 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 dimes for the contest while forcing 24 turnovers and having 16 steals. Concerning the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the field on 39 out of 82 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 20 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Los Angeles went 92.0% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 9 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 24 and the Lakers recorded 17 fouls.

Deni Avdija is one player who was a factor in this contest. Avdija finished the game at 64.3% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He played 34 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Portland will play this contest with a record of 23-33 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Portland is snagging 43.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,310 assists this season, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (690 of 2,006) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.1 points per game (25th in the league) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are giving up 36.3% on three-point shots while they are 19th in the league in points per game from their opponents (114.7). The Trail Blazers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,338 of 4,914) and they surrender 44.3 boards per game as a group. They are 21st in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,479 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 120-116 against the Clippers. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Los Angeles to get 43 overall (13 on the offensive side). They shot 36.8% from distance via 14 of 38 and ended up going 28 of 36 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Jazz allowed the Clippers to knock down 39 out of 94 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished 38 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.7%. With respect to 3-point shots, Utah knocked down 18 of 45 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. The Clippers committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 26 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Jazz recorded 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game.

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the matchup. He made 8 of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds. Filipowski totaled 20 points in his 37 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Utah has a mark of 13-41 for the year. The Jazz are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per game (18th in basketball) and they turn it over 17.6 times per contest. Utah has scored 6,064 points so far this year (112.3 per game) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point attempts (784 of 2,191) and opponents are converting on 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 28.7 dimes and 42.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 26th and 6th in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 119.4. They are able to force 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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