Utah Jazz (45-27) vs. Boston Celtics (45-28)
March 23, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Celtics -5.5; Over/Under: -221.5
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The Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics meet Wednesday in NBA action at the TD Garden. The Utah Jazz look for a win after winning five of their last eight games. The Boston Celtics look for a win after winning nine of their last 10 games.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 114.1 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 107.4 points on 45 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.7 points and 5.5 assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 18.1 points and 4.3 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 14.8 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 109.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 103.6 points on 43 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 26.8 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 23 points and 3.3 assists. Marcus Smart is the third double-digit scorer and Al Horford is grabbing 7.6 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.5 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.4 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Celtics are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Wednesday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 8-2-1 in Jazz last 11 overall. The over is 10-4-1 in Celtics last 15 overall. The Jazz are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Boston and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Utah Jazz in the underdog role is always attractive, and I wouldn’t talk you off the ledge if leaning in that direction. However, the Boston Celtics have been the hottest team in the league over the last month or so, and they’re not just winning, but they’re winning their last five games by an average of 15.4 points. The Celtics are beating teams into the ground. I’m not stepping in front of the Celtics in their current form.
