Henry Roldán
The Heat vs Jazz will play in one of the NBA’s most intriguing basketball matchups to end the year 2022.
Miami comes into the game after a tough game against the Nuggets on Friday night, while Utah will do the same when it visits the Kings. Every week, at JefeBet, we strive to provide you with the best NBA previews; this time, we bring you our analysis on Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs NBA Regular Season Game on December 31, 2022
- Where: Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- When: Saturday, December 31, 2022, 9:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Miami Heat
- Regular season record: 18-17.
The Heat have slowly been picking up the pace expected of them after reaching the Conference Finals last season, and they have six wins in their last eight games before taking on the Nuggets on Friday.
Their clash against the Jazz will be the second of a five-game series in the western United States. This is very important for Miami considering that they have a 7-9 record on the road.
With 108.9 points allowed per game, the Heat are the fourth-best club in the league this season. This has been a pattern over Erik Spoelstra’s last few seasons as head coach. What’s the key? There may be a few, but one stands out: Miami is the team this season that sends its opponents to the free-throw line the fewest times per game.
Given that Miami has the worst team average of points scored per game (108.2), it is crucial to sustain this strong performance. However, one example that this has been improving is that in five of their last six wins, the Heat scored more than 100 points.
Betting on the Utah Jazz
- Regular season record: 19-18.
After a thrilling and unexpected start to the campaign, in which they had 10 wins in the first 13 games, the Jazz have fallen off the pace. They have a 6-15 record since then, not including Friday’s game against the Kings, and they currently occupy ninth place in the Western Conference with little room to maneuver to escape the Play-in positions.
Utah’s offense is the highlight of this team, and of course that’s good news before facing Miami’s defense. The Jazz are fourth in the NBA with 116.9 points per game and have two star players (Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson) averaging more than 20 points per game.
However, Will Hardy’s games almost always promise us a lot of points. The Jazz are eighth in the league in goals conceded per game with 116.1, they are also the eighth worst team in field goal shooting defense and rank eighth in most free throws conceded per game to their opponents.
JefeBet Prediction
[To be determined].
