Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (16-54) will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (50-19) at Delta Center on Friday.

The Celtics faced off with the Nets and took home the win by a score of 104-96 in their last contest. Boston ended with a 44.3% field goal percentage (35 of 79) and made 16 out of their 48 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Celtics made 18 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Boston allowed 40.9% from the field on 36 of 88 shooting. Brooklyn earned 21 assists and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Brooklyn snagged 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn shot 64.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They converted 13 out of their 45 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 14 and the Nets accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and also totaled 13 rebounds. Porzingis finished 69.2% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Boston heads into this contest with a mark of 50-19 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,775 dimes this season, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 36.9% on 3-point shots (1,225 of 3,320) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.4 points per outing (10th in the NBA) on 46.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,657 relinquished so far this year. The Celtics defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,795 of 6,175) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (108.0).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz got the win with a final of 128-112 when they faced the Wizards. Concerning rebounding, Utah permitted Washington to get 37 in all (13 offensive). They went 26.7% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 45 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Jazz allowed the Wizards to bury 43 out of their 93 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.2% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up shooting 50 for 89 from the floor which had them at 56.2%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Utah converted 17 out of 42 tries (40.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 61.1%. The Wizards had 13 fouls for this contest which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Jazz collected 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest.

Kyle Filipowski ended up having an impact for the Jazz for the contest. Filipowski scored 21 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He buried 8 of 11 for this game for a rate of 72.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 16-54 this year. The Jazz have committed 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 17.6 times per game. Utah has accumulated 7,873 pts so far this year (112.5 per contest) and they snag 45.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the NBA.

The Utah defense allows 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,032 of 2,896) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 29.1 dimes and 43.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 29th and 11th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.8. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (25th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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