Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (33-26) will try to beat the Utah Jazz (27-33) on Saturday.

The Jazz faced the Magic and ended up losing by a score of 115-107 in their last game. Utah wrapped up the game having earned a 42.5% FG percentage (34 of 80) and knocked down 16 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 23 of 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 assists in this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 54.5% from the floor on 42 out of 77 shooting. Orlando recorded 27 assists and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Orlando snagged 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 1 block. Orlando finished the contest at 67.7% from the free throw line by converting 21 of 31 tries. They converted 10 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Jazz ended up with 22 while the Magic totaled 20 fouls.

John Collins is someone who was a contributor in this contest. Collins went 70.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 36 mins and also snagged 10 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

Utah will play this contest with a win-loss record of 27-33 this season. They are averaging 117.5 pts per contest (9th in the league) while going 46.9% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 35.8% on shots from distance (799 of 2,229) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is snagging 46.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,702 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 39.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.4). The Jazz defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.4% (2,668 of 5,515) and they surrender 42.2 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,770 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 103-97 when they played the Nuggets. In reference to rebounding, Miami permitted Denver to collect 41 in all (9 offensive). They finished 35.3% from distance by shooting 12 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Heat allowed the Nuggets to knock down 36 of 84 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 42.9% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Heat finished shooting 35 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Miami buried 7 out of 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. The Nuggets had 23 fouls in the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Heat pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the matchup.

Bam Adebayo pitched in for the Heat in this contest. Adebayo had 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 8 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 33-26 on the season. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is 23rd in the league. Miami has accounted for 6,512 pts on the year (110.4 per game) and they collect 42.2 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.8 times per game (21st in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest. The Heat have committed 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Heat defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.7. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (14th in the league). The Miami defense allows 36.2% on 3-pointers (782 of 2,162) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.6 dimes and 42.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 16th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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