Jazz vs Clippers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of titans—or should we say, a jazzed-up battle against Clipper ships—as the Utah Jazz roll into the Intuit Dome to face off against the Los Angeles Clippers in what promises to be a thrilling first-round playoff game. After a series of lopsided matches, tonight’s game, tipping off at the witching hour of 11:30 PM EST, is set to inject some much-needed suspense back into the playoffs. With the Jazz looking to find their rhythm and the Clippers aiming to sharpen their blades after recent stumbles, the stakes are high and the excitement is palpable. Will the Jazz play a tune that disrupts the Clippers’ flow, or will the Clippers cut through the competition? Tune in as these two Western conference contenders go note for cutthroat note in tonight’s showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 16, 2024 11:30PM EST

Location: Intuit Dome, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	UTA ML	LAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+290	-380	224.5	8.5/-8.5
Recent	+165	-220	224.0	8.0/-8.0
Difference	-125	+160	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-37L

37.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

33W-19L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/17/24	Utah Jazz UTA	25	20	29	31	105	Under
11/17/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	35	31	30	20	116	Under
12/08/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	32	27	29	29	117	Under
12/08/23	Utah Jazz UTA	26	20	29	28	103	Under
04/12/24	Utah Jazz UTA	27	34	25	24	110	Under
04/12/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	38	22	25	24	109	Under
04/05/24	Utah Jazz UTA	16	26	37	23	102	Over
04/05/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	41	34	29	27	131	Over
10/27/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	30	24	29	35	118	Over
10/27/23	Utah Jazz UTA	33	30	26	31	120	Over
01/18/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	30	25	22	103	Over
01/18/23	Utah Jazz UTA	36	32	27	31	126	Over
11/30/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	34	25	27	112	Over
11/30/22	Utah Jazz UTA	35	23	36	31	125	Over
11/21/22	Utah Jazz UTA	24	32	37	21	114	Over
11/21/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	32	22	33	121	Over
11/06/22	Utah Jazz UTA	29	34	21	26	110	Under
11/06/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	27	29	17	102	Under
03/29/22	Utah Jazz UTA	32	29	33	21	115	Over
03/29/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	14	34	34	39	121	Over
03/18/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	20	14	24	34	92	Under
03/18/22	Utah Jazz UTA	30	41	24	26	121	Under
12/15/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	28	22	22	103	Over
12/15/21	Utah Jazz UTA	35	30	28	31	124	Over

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	@ PHX	126-134L	34	30	15	77
12/08	vs SAC	97-141L	38	21	20	80
12/06	vs POR	141-99W	61	34	12	96
12/03	vs OKL	106-133L	36	21	29	70
12/01	@ LAL	104-105L	44	27	15	79
11/30	@ DAL	94-106L	53	20	15	95
11/26	@ SAS	115-128L	41	24	21	84
11/23	@ NYK	121-106W	52	30	18	87
11/21	vs SAS	118-126L	49	22	14	98
11/19	vs LAL	118-124L	42	28	14	90

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	vs DEN	98-120L	31	24	19	83
12/08	@ HOU	106-117L	33	21	7	92
12/04	@ MIN	80-108L	46	13	21	83
12/03	@ POR	127-105W	35	29	13	85
12/01	@ DEN	126-122W	42	28	14	90
11/29	vs MIN	92-93L	39	20	15	84
11/25	vs BOS	94-126L	44	18	13	90
11/24	vs PHI	125-99W	44	31	17	81
11/22	@ SAC	104-88W	54	27	12	94
11/20	@ ORL	104-93W	49	22	22	77

Starting Lineups

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
John Collins PF	37.0	35.8	33.9	77%	36.1
Keyonte George PG	33.0	34.9	26.3	100%	26.7
Walker Kessler C	34.0	35.8	26.1	67%	28.7
Lauri Markkanen SF	35.0	27.9	33.6	100%	34.0
Collin Sexton SG	24.0	22.6	27.0	90%	28.1

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nicolas Batum PF	13.0	9.1	12.3	3%	13.8
Kris Dunn SG	18.0	18.6	18.2	53%	19.5
James Harden PG	49.0	40.3	43.0	100%	43.2
Norman Powell SF	36.0	32.4	27.1	63%	32.6
Ivica Zubac C	37.0	28.9	33.7	100%	34.1

Jazz Notable Injuries

Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.2reb, 0.7ast, 9.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.3

Clippers Notable Injuries

Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.4reb, 1.0ast, 25.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.9
Terance Mann (SG/SF): Avg: 8.2pts, 3.4reb, 1.6ast, 24.5 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 2.6
Trentyn Flowers (SG): Avg: 9.0pts, 4.0reb, 0.0ast, 14.4 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 2.2
Cam Christie (SG): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.0reb, 0.0ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 2.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	20.5	23.4	+2.9	60%	50%	60%	60%	UTA	+1.9	#27
John Collins	UTA	Pts	15.5	18.0	+2.5	80%	90%	80%	80%	LAC	-1.3	#7
James Harden	LAC	Reb	4.5	6.2	+1.7	60%	70%	80%	80%	UTA	+0.3	#22

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Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#13	#20	#27	6.8%
PF	#16	#23	#10	#21	3.5%
PG	#28	#6	#26	#27	8.7%
SF	#27	#4	#13	#24	5.4%
SG	#27	#22	#29	#30	10.8%

Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#10	#25	#10	-4.4%
PF	#7	#5	#3	#6	-6.9%
PG	#24	#14	#13	#19	2.5%
SF	#26	#17	#15	#26	6.6%
SG	#19	#5	#14	#16	0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.7

109.6

Rebounds per Game

42.8

43.9

Assists per Game

24.2

24.7

Steals per Game

6.7

8.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

4.1

Shots per Game

85.4

86.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.4

11.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.2

36.4

Turnovers per Game

16.5

14.3

Fouls per Game

17.8

19.0

Recent Trends

Isaiah Collier (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.6% to 17.1, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Kyle Filipowski (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.0% to 14.2, 25.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jordan Miller (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.9% to 23.8, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.
Micah Potter (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.3% to 18.7, 14.0 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Williams (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.3% to 10.6, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.