The Utah Jazz head to AmericanAirlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 12 and will air on RT and SUN.
The Heat were victorious over the Lakers 101-88 on Tuesday. With 30 points and 11 rebounds, Chris Bosh recorded his fourth double-double this season. The Jazz, meanwhile, are coming off a 118-114 loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday. Derrick Favors posted 17 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.
The Heat are a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 184 points. The Heat enter the game with records of 5-3 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). Teams routinely struggle to score points against the Heat, who allow only 90.1 points per game. Teams have to fight for open shots against the Heat, who have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the league at .413. Utah has a habit of getting in foul trouble (25.1 fouls per game), so expect the Heat to get a number of opportunities from the free throw line.
Across the court, Utah has a SU record of 4-3 and an ATS record of 5-2. The Jazz are the top defensive team in the league, essentially shutting down opponents to the tune of 89.7 points allowed per game. Utah’s three-point defense has set the standard for the league, with opponents making a league-low 50 shots from the three-point line (7.0 per game). Don’t expect Utah to give away the ball much on offense, where its 13.1 turnovers per game ranks fifth in the league.
This is the first meeting of the season for the Heat and the Jazz. The last time they played Utah came out on top, bringing its SU record in the past 10 games to 6-4. Additionally, the Jazz lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Uta, ATS Winner – Uta, O/U – Under
Notes
Miami is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 6 games at home.
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Miami is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games when playing Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami’s last 11 games when playing at home against Utah.
Miami is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Utah.
Utah averages 96.3 points per game, placing the team just 26th in the league. Miami ranks second in points allowed, giving up 90.1 points per game.
Utah ranks 21st in points per away game with 98.6 points, while Miami ranks second in points allowed at home with 89.0.
The Utah Jazz have a winning 4-1 record when their opponents score fewer than 100 points this season. The Miami Heat are 2-3 when they score less than 100.
The Jazz are winless this season when they allow at least 100 points (0-2). Conversely, Miami is undefeated when it reaches the century mark with a record of 3-0.
The Heat have a defensive rating of 94.4, third-best in the NBA. The Jazz also rank in the top half of the league for their offensive rating of 102.1 (ranked 14th).
Miami is among the top-ranked teams based on its average field goal percentage of 45.7% (ranked eighth). Utah has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage (0-2).
The Miami Heat average 20.0 three point attempts per game, and the Utah Jazz attempt 19.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, Miami is winless (0-1), but Utah is undefeated (1-0).
The Miami Heat, with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.52, rank 10th in the NBA. The Utah Jazz have a lower A/TO (1.40), ranking 19th.
The Heat rank 16th in rebounds per game with 44.1, while the Jazz rank 20th with 43.6 per game.
Miami is ranked 11th in defensive rebounds, while Utah ranks ninth in offensive rebounds.
Ranked fourth, Utah averages a forced turnover percentage of 17.3% this season. When the Heat suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
