Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (28-36) welcome the Boston Celtics (49-14) at Delta Center on Tuesday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 117-107 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 12 while the Suns recorded 14 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 31 tries from downtown. Phoenix finished 62.5% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 16 shots. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Phoenix recorded 21 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 44 out of 87 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 43 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 10 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Boston finished the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (46 of 94) and buried 15 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

Jayson Tatum is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He notched 29 points on 11 of 28 shooting. He was on the court for 42 mins played and pulled down 10 boards. Tatum finished 39.3% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Boston enters this one with a mark of 49-14 on the season. They are averaging 120.7 pts per game (4th in basketball) while going 48.5% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 38.5% on shots from distance (1,023 of 2,658) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 47.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,662 assists so far this year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on three-point shots and they rank 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.8). The Celtics are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (2,607 of 5,812) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,565 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 142-121 when they faced the Nuggets. When it comes to rebounds, Utah permitted Denver to pull down 32 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They went 59.4% from three-point range by shooting 19 out of 32 and ended up going 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Jazz allowed the Nuggets to knock down 55 of 83 attempts from the floor which had them at 66.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 47 for 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Utah buried 8 out of 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. The Nuggets had 22 fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Jazz earned 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the matchup.

Keyonte George ended up being important for the Jazz in this game. George accumulated 29 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 28-36 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the league. Utah has accumulated 7,534 points so far this year (117.7 per contest) and they pull in 46.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 28.2 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 82.5% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense surrenders 39.4% on 3-point shots (928 of 2,353) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 29.7 assists and 41.9 boards per game, ranking them 29th and 5th in the league. The Jazz are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 120.7. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (21st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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