Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Utah Jazz (7-13) are en route to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Brooklyn Nets (4-16).

The Jazz faced the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 133-125 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 31 while the Rockets accounted for 26 fouls. They also converted 10 of 34 shots from downtown. Houston ended up going 80.5% at the charity stripe by converting 33 of 41 attempts. Moreover, Houston had 46 rebounds (16 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Houston distributed 27 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the field on 41 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 50 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Jazz converted 29 of their 38 shots for a rate of 76.3%. Utah finished with a 50.0% field goal percentage (45 out of 90) and made 14 of their 35 three-point attempts.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He was able to score 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. Markkanen went 52.9% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Utah heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-13 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 118.5 points per game (13th in basketball) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 33.5% from downtown (268 of 800) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 46.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 600 assists for the year, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.9 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 596 conceded on the campaign. The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.5% (891 of 1,839) and they surrender 43.5 boards per game as a unit. They give up 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 29th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (125.4).

For their last game, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 116-103 when they played the Hornets. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn permitted Charlotte to collect 42 in total (7 offensive). They went 37.5% from distance by hitting 12 of 32 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Nets permitted the Hornets to make 38 out of 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.7% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Nets went 43 out of 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 17 out of 43 tries (39.5%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. The Hornets had 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Nets pulled down 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest.

Michael Porter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Nets for the matchup. Porter earned 35 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 4 dimes for this contest. He buried 13 of 24 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.2%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 4-16 this season. The Nets commit 20.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.2 times per game. Brooklyn has totaled 2,175 points on the season (108.8 per game) and they grab 39.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 29th in the league.

The Nets on defense are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per contest with 118.5. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.1% from the field (30th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense gives up 38.9% on 3-pointers (273 of 701) and their opposition knocks down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 28.8 dimes and 44.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 26th and 17th in basketball.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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