Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, March 13, 2023

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+6)

The Miami Heat will try to beat the Utah Jazz at FTX Arena on Monday. Utah opens as 6-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 228.

The Jazz faced off with the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 119-111 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 17 while the Hornets finished the game with 15 fouls. They also made 17 of 40 tries from long range. Charlotte finished the contest at 93.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 15 shots. On top of that, Charlotte grabbed 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Charlotte distributed 24 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 40.8% from the field on 40 out of 98 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 60 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 18 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Utah finished the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (46 out of 103) and converted 9 out of their 32 three-point shots.

Talen Horton-Tucker is one player who came through in this contest. Horton finished 58.3% from the floor and also earned 10 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 37 points on 14 of 24 shooting.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 33-35 this season. They cough up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is collecting 45.3 boards per contest and has totaled 1,740 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 35.7% on shots from downtown (935 of 2,619) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.3 points per contest (6th in basketball) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 fouls. They currently rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,639 relinquished on the campaign. The Jazz defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (2,948 of 6,206) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 21st in basketball in opponents points per game (117.2).

In their last game, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 126-114 when they faced the Magic. When discussing team rebounding, Miami permitted Orlando to collect 54 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.1% from three-point range by going 13 of 37 and ended up going 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Heat permitted the Magic to knock down 48 of their 99 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.5% for the game. In all, the Heat shot 42 out of 94 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.7%. With regard to 3-point shots, Miami made 11 of their 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 95.0%. The Magic committed 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Heat snagged 30 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest.

Jimmy Butler pitched in for the Heat in this contest. Butler had 38 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 14 out of 25 for the game for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 36-33 this season. The Heat commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 83.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.3 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. Miami has totaled 7,491 points for the campaign (108.6 per game) and they collect 41.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 30th in the NBA.

The Heat defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.4. They are forcing 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (21st in the league). The Miami defense allows 36.7% on 3-pointers (902 of 2,458) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.2 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 9th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah (+6)

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