Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (17-15) will compete against the Utah Jazz (7-25) at Kaseya Center on Saturday.

The Jazz took the court against the Knicks and took a loss by a final of 119-103 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Jazz ended up with 16 while the Knicks finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. New York finished the game at 69.6% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, New York snagged 43 rebounds (4 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 1 block. New York earned 25 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 55.3% from the field on 47 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Utah ended having earned a 40.6% field goal percentage (39 out of 96) and converted 13 of their 43 three-point attempts.

Jordan Clarkson is one guy who had an impact for this contest. Clarkson finished the contest at 42.1% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Utah will play this game with a mark of 7-25 on the season. They currently have an average of 110.7 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 45.8% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 36.4% on shots from downtown (443 of 1,216) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is collecting 44.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 792 dimes this year, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 18.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from distance and they are 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (119.8). The Jazz defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.4% (1,415 of 2,926) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 24th in the league in giving up assists with 917 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 128-115 when they faced the Pacers. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Miami allowed Indiana to get 33 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.5% from distance by connecting on 17 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). The Heat allowed the Pacers to make 51 out of 96 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.1% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Heat finished 43 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.3%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Miami knocked down 11 of 26 tries (42.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. The Pacers earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Heat were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 43 in the game.

Kel'el Ware was important for the Heat for the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 81.8%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound. Ware totaled 25 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Miami has a mark of 17-15 for the season. The Heat have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Miami has accounted for 3,565 points on the campaign (111.4 per contest) and they pull in 43.2 boards per contest. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in the league.

The Heat defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Miami defense gives up 36.0% on 3-point shots (429 of 1,193) and their opponents are converting on 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 26.6 dimes and 44.8 boards every game, which is 20th and 23rd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami and under the total points

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