Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Predictions and Betting Odds 3/23/22
Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Betting Preview and Predictions
NBA basketball handicapper Andy Lang offers his Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz preview for Wednesday, March 23. At the time of posting, The Celtics have opened as a 5-point home favorite over the Jazz, with the total sitting at 217 points.
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| Wednesday, March 23 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Boston Celtics -5 vs Utah Jazz |
| Total: | 217 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:40pm ET / 4:40pm PT |
| Arena: | TD Garden in Boston, MA |
| TV: | NBC Sports Boston |
Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Analysis
The Utah Jazz will face the Celtics at the TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night. The Celtics sit at 45-28 after cruising to a 132-123 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.
Meanwhile the Jazz suffered a loss in Brooklyn 114-106, dropping their record to 45-27. Both teams have nearly identical records but took completely different paths to get there.
The Jazz won a 137-130 shootout at home over the Celtics in their lone head-to-head meeting back in early December.
However Boston was without Jaylen Brown and the Jazz were in far better form at the time. Recently the Celtics have been the hottest team in the league and Jazz are still trying to shake off the rust of missing Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert for an extended period of time.
Celtics Remain Leagues Hottest Team
The Boston Celtics have been unstoppable recently, winning four straight and 20 of their last 23 games. No surprise, but Jayson Tatum led the way in their latest victory with 36 points, 7 rebounds 6 assists. Jaylen Brown also scored 25 points in the shootout.
The Celtics wound up winning with offense as they played without the heart and soul of their defense, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III. Smart and Williams are both trending towards playing tonight as they overcome an illness and knee injury respectively.
The Celtics defense has been the engine that runs this team as they only the least points (103.8) per game. The Celtics are middle of the pack in scoring with 110 points per game.
Jazz Continue Season of Ups and Downs
The Utah Jazz had the luxury of facing the Brooklyn Nets team without Kyrie Irving, but Kevin Durant was still too much for them in the end. Donovan Mitchell led the team with 30 points in the losing effort.
On the night, Mitchell shot only 39% from the floor while the Jazz shot only 44% as a team. If their poor shooting continues they will need to make it up on the defensive end of the floor.
The Jazz defense ranks 9th in points allowed with 107.3 a game. Utah also ranks highly on offense, sitting at 6th with almost 114 points scored per game.
The Jazz will continue to play without Bojan Bogdanovic and Danuel House Jr, who have both been ruled out with injury.
Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction
The Boston Celtics enter this game as 4.5 point home favorites with a total of 217. Boston has struggled with Utah historically, but they have been running roughshod over the Western Conference of late.
They are dominating on defense and shooting red hot from the field. The Celtics have scored 124 points or more in each of their last three games.
Meanwhile the Jazz have been inconsistent, especially on offense. I’m not getting in front of this Celtics train right now. Give me Celtics laying minimal points at home.
Prediction: Boston Celtics -5
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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