The Utah Jazz (27-33) take on the Miami Heat (33-26)for a Saturday night game. Although these teams are in a difficult part of their seasons it is for completely different reasons. On the one hand, the away team can’t put together enough good performances to get wins. The Jazz have lost seven out of their last eight games. Although some have been close a lot of games have gone out of hand as well.
Meanwhile, the Heat continues to impress even when players are missing due to injury or through suspension. Regardless of who is available on any given night, this team seems to find ways to band together and play above how others view them. Therefore they continue to be a threat for the rest of this regular season and come the postseason.
Do you see the Jazz picking up a desperately needed win, or will Miami continue their good run of play?
Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz Betting Odds
| Team | Spread | Total | MoneyLine |
| Utah | +7.5
-102 |
O 222.5
-108 |
+260 |
| Miami | -7.5
-118 |
U 222.5
-112 |
-325 |
| **Odds Courtesy of DraftKings** | |||
Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz Game Details
- Fixture: Utah @ Miami
- Date and Time: March 2, 2024 @ 5:00 pm EST
- Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL
Apex Tale of the Tape
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Miami Heat |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
| 33-26 | Record | 27-33 |
| 110.4 | Points Per Game | 117.3 |
| 46.4 | FG% | 46.9 |
| 37.3 | 3PT% | 35.9 |
| 42.2 | Rebounds Per Game | 46.3 |
| 109.7 | Points Allowed Per Game | 109.7 |
| 47.1 | Defensive FG% | 47.1 |
| 36.2 | Defensive 3PT% | 36.2 |
| 76.8 | Defensive FT% | 76.8 |
| 42.9 | Defensive Rebounds Per Game | 42.9 |
| 4-1 | Last 5 W-L | 1-4 |
| 99.1 | Team Pace |
102.8 |
Key Stats
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat team continues to find ways to win. Even the other night against the Denver Nuggets in the mile-high city, they pulled off an impressive performance despite losing. Bam Adebayo had a team of 22 points. He also contributed 8 rebounds. If he can score in that range and offer nearly double-digit boards then the Miami Heat should be in great shape against the Utah Jazz. However, this team runs through Jimmy Butler. He averages 21.5 points per game while giving 5.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists on top of that. In other words, he is the heartbeat and established leader of this team. However, Terry Rozier gave 19 points the other night against the Nuggets. But it came off of one of eight shooting from 3-point range. If the Heat are going to avoid a loss tonight he’ll need to knock a few more of those shots down.
Utah Jazz
It’s hard to see how this Utah Jazz team will be able to pull off a win against the Miami Heat. Especially as they are on the road they will need their usual contributors to step up even more. Additionally, they’ll need others who usually don’t contribute as much to also pitch in today. Lauri Markkanen will be the main focus of this Heat team today. But he’s coming off an 11-point performance after shooting zero of six from three-point range. Therefore it will be important for Collin Sexton to have another 20-plus point game night as he is someone who needs to put pressure on the interior of the defense.
Furthermore one of their most explosive options comes off the bench in Jordan Clarkson. But he is inconsistent and often takes poor shots which is why he has been relegated to this new rule. But it remains to be seen how this team can score points at a rate high enough to keep pace with other teams going forward.
Match Prediction
I see the Miami Heat taking care of business and making sure that the Utah Jazz leave as losers tonight. Even if Markkanen is able to get himself going again it’s going to be a tough game today for the visitors. Therefore I’m betting against the spread and picking the home team even if the line was a little higher I would feel comfortable taking it. But as is this is a game that I see the Miami Heat controlling for large portions of it.
I also see the under hitting as this heat defense should be able to stifle most of the Jazz in terms of scoring. While a Jazz victory in Miami would be something, it’s hard seeing this game remaining close, let alone the Jazz being able to score enough to threaten the point total. It wouldn’t be surprising if they are unable to even get 100 points against this Miami Heat team.
Final Pick
Miami Heat -7.5 and Under 222.5
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