Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Utah Jazz (7-13) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will meet the New York Knicks (14-7).

The Jazz took the court against the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 133-125 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 31 and the Rockets finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Houston finished the game shooting 80.5% from the charity stripe by making 33 of 41 shots. Additionally, Houston collected 46 rebounds (16 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Houston distributed 27 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 44.1% from the floor on 41 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 33 dimes for the game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 50 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz converted 29 of their 38 tries for a percentage of 76.3%. Utah finished the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (45 out of 90) and converted 14 of 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who had an impact in this contest. Markkanen ended up going 52.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played for 37 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He accounted for 29 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Utah will play this game with a record of 7-13 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 16.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 22.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is grabbing 46.2 boards per game and is sitting with 600 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 33.5% on 3-point shots (268 of 800) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.5 pts per game (12th in basketball) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 22.4 personal fouls. They rank 23rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 596 surrendered this season. The Jazz are giving up a FG percentage of 48.5% (891 of 1,839) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (125.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 119-104 when they played the Hornets. When it comes to rebounding, New York allowed Charlotte to get 44 overall (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.0% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 42 and finished the game at 19 out of 21 at the charity stripe (90.5%). The Knicks permitted the Hornets to bury 36 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in this game. Overall, the Knicks went 42 for 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, New York converted 12 out of their 38 tries (31.6%). They were able to bury 23 of those for a clip of 85.2%. The Hornets earned 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Knicks corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game.

Karl-Anthony Towns pitched in for the Knicks for the game. He made 13 of 23 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and accumulated 18 rebounds. Towns scored 35 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists for this game.

New York has a win-loss mark of 14-7 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the NBA. New York has tallied 2,524 pts on the year (120.2 per game) and they snag 45.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.3 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. The Knicks are committing 20.7 fouls every game and they go 80.2% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.0. They have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The New York defense gives up 37.2% on 3-point shots (311 of 836) and opponents are making 78.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.2 assists and 40.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 6th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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