Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (10-29) on Friday.

The Jazz took the court against the Hornets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-112 in their last contest. Utah finished the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (43 out of 93) and made 16 out of their 43 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz buried 10 of their 17 tries for a rate of 58.8%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 30 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the floor on 45 of 85 shooting. Charlotte distributed 27 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Charlotte pulled down 45 boards (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Charlotte finished the contest at 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 39 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 18 while the Hornets recorded 16 fouls.

Keyonte George is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He notched 26 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and totaled 4 boards. George finished the game shooting 40.9% from the field and recorded 6 assists.

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Utah will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 10-29 for the year. They average 110.9 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 36.2% on 3-point shots (545 of 1,507) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 970 assists so far this season, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 17.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (117.6). The Jazz are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,696 of 3,556) and they surrender 42.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 25th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,107 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 119-116 when they played the Mavericks. The Pelicans pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Mavericks were called for 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, New Orleans made 13 of 39 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Pelicans ended up shooting 43 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Pelicans allowed the Mavericks to make 43 out of 90 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.8% for the contest. They shot 34.3% from 3-point land by going 12 of 35 and ended up going 18 out of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, New Orleans permitted Dallas to snag 45 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for this contest. He buried 10 out of 22 for the matchup for a rate of 45.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Murray earned 30 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 10-32 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 28th in basketball. New Orleans has scored 4,547 pts for the campaign (108.3 per game) and they grab 42.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 18.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.5% from downtown (589 of 1,615) and their opponents are making 79.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 28.0 dimes and 46.1 total rebounds per game, which is 25th and 27th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 117.0. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (28th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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