Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics will try to beat the Utah Jazz at TD Garden on Friday.

The Jazz faced the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 128-117 in their last contest. Utah ended the game having earned a 54.4% field goal percentage (49 of 90) and knocked down 12 out of their 31 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Jazz made 18 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 45 of 95 shooting. San Antonio distributed 31 assists and had 10 steals for this game. On top of that, San Antonio snagged 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. San Antonio ended up shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 10 of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 17 while the Spurs accumulated 16 fouls.

Talen Horton-Tucker is a player who was a contributor for this game. Horton walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 5 dimes. He played 30 mins and collected 4 boards. He walked away with 41 points on 15 out of 25 shooting.

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Utah enters this game with a win-loss mark of 36-40 this season. They average 117.2 points per outing (6th in the league) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor. The Jazz are hitting 35.7% on three-point shots (1,036 of 2,904) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 45.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,968 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 fouls. They relinquish 36.4% from 3-point land and they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.8). The Jazz are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (3,300 of 6,953) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 8th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,879 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 130-111 against the Wizards. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Boston permitted Washington to pull down 43 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 35.1% from distance by shooting 13 of 37 and ended up shooting 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Celtics allowed the Wizards to convert 54 of their 99 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 54.5% in this matchup. Overall, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 45 for 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Boston made 11 of 44 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.9%. The Wizards were called for 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Celtics were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this contest. He converted 11 out of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and earned 9 rebounds. Tatum earned 28 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 assists for this contest.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 52-24 so far this year. The Celtics are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. Boston has 8,970 points on the year (118.0 per contest) and they pull down 45.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which is 14th in the NBA.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Boston defense concedes 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (894 of 2,559) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.2 dimes and 43.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 18th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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