Jazz Hosts Injury Riddled Celtics

Celtics Play Hungry Jazz all Banged Up

The fans at Vivint Smart Home Arena will the Boston Celtics and the Utah Jazz when they take their seats on Wednesday. ESPN will televise the content after the 2018 McDonald's Boys High School All-American Game. Tip-off is set for 9:30 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -6.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 195.5. The Jazz are now 8.5-point favorites while the total has dropped to 194.5.

Injuries to main components to their lineup are piling up for Boston. The injury bug is throwing a monkey wrench in the Celtics plans. They have to make up ground against Toronto in the race for the Eastern Conference's top seed.

Since the start of March the Celtics have lost Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Daniel Theis to serious injuries. Theis is done for the year. Irving and Smart won't be back in the lineup until the playoffs.

Marcus Morris could also be sidelined against Utah. He sprained his ankle in Monday's 102-94 win over Phoenix. It is a blow to the team's offense after Morris posted three straight 20-point games. He was a key cog during Boston's current four-game winning streak.

Jayson Tatum's recent play has become even more invaluable. The rookie has developed as a consistent offensive threat. It was needed with the absence of so many regulars. Tatum is averaging 16.2 points on 50 percent shooting and 6.1 rebounds in March.

Tatum has had three 20-point outings in the last five games. He has shot 55 percent or better from the floor four times in that span.

Jazz Try to Hang on in Jam-Packed Western Conference

The Jazz are getting some solid production out of their own rookie, Donovan Mitchell. Utah is trying to position itself for a strong finish. This is in part because Mitchell continues to devolvop into a go-to scorer. They had counted on this when they lost Gordon Hayward to Boston in free-agency.

Mitchell is averaging 23.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in March. His ability to generate offense late in games has helped Utah post 11 wins in its last 13 games.

The Jazz is a slow starting team and has to correct that down the stretch. The Jazz averaged just 19.5 points in the first quarter in each of their last two games. It led to them digging out of holes against both Golden State and San Antonio.

Utah succeeded in pulling away from the Warriors in the 2nd half of a 110-91 win on Sunday. The slow start cost them in a 124-120 overtime loss to the Spurs on Friday.

Utah is looking to complete the season sweep over Boston. The Jazz beat the Celtics 107-95 on December 15th.

Ricky Rubio led the way for Utah with 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting. He also had seven rebounds and five assists. The Jazz shot 52 percent from 3-point range in the win.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Boston	51-23	45-27-2	104.24	100.19	4.05	19-16-2	26-11	36-37-1	19-18	17-19-1
Utah	42-32	39-34-1	103.51	100.18	3.33	20-16	19-18-1	34-39-1	13-23	21-16-1

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
BOS	22.46	13.26	1.69
UTA	21.99	14.08	1.56

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
BOS	9.20	35.24	44.44
UTA	8.88	34.09	42.97

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
BOS	45.04	43.72	1.32
UTA	45.82	45.11	0.71

Team Records

Boston Celtics

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	51-23	24-13	27-10	45-27-2	19-16-2	26-11	104.24	100.19	4.05
Last 10	7-3	1-2	6-1	7-3	2-1	5-2	103.50	99.90	3.60
vs Div	10-3	5-1	5-2	8-5	4-2	4-3	101.62	96.46	5.16
vs EAST	30-15	12-10	18-5	27-17-1	11-10-1	16-7	103.24	98.98	4.26
vs WEST	21-8	12-3	9-5	18-10-1	8-6-1	10-4	105.79	102.07	3.72

Utah Jazz

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	42-32	24-12	18-20	39-34-1	20-16	19-18-1	103.51	100.18	3.33
Last 10	8-2	3-1	5-1	6-4	2-2	4-2	108.70	95.10	13.60
vs Div	6-8	5-3	1-5	8-6	5-3	3-3	97.36	99.43	-2.07
vs EAST	14-15	8-6	6-9	16-13	8-6	8-7	102.10	98.66	3.44
vs WEST	28-17	16-6	12-11	23-21-1	12-10	11-11-1	104.42	101.16	3.26

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	104.24	20	100.18	2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	103.59	20	96.89	1
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	44.03	10	40.89	7
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	103.51	23	100.19	3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	103.58	26	99.97	2
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	43.61	19	43.62	13

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Boston	7-3	6-4	6-4	100.40	44.50	45.70	44.60	76/216	6.40
Utah	3-7	4-6	6-4	99.90	47.60	45.41	36.70	89/243	6.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Dec 15, 2017	UTA	107	BOS	95	-4.5	UTA	197.5	O	UTA	UTA	UTA	46	39	48.2	40.7	55	31	13/25	9/31	6	10
Feb 11, 2017	BOS	112	UTA	104	-6.5	BOS	205	O	BOS	UTA	BOS	58	44	59.2	40.7	37	39	13/30	8/31	6	9
Jan 3, 2017	UTA	104	BOS	115	-5.5	BOS	200	O	BOS	UTA	BOS	45	54	46.3	55.4	35	32	11/26	17/31	7	5
Feb 29, 2016	UTA	95	BOS	100	-4.5	BOS	205	U	BOS	UTA	UTA	46	43	37.6	44	52	47	7/24	6/18	6	6
Feb 19, 2016	BOS	93	UTA	111	-1	UTA	195.5	O	UTA	UTA	UTA	49	54	37	54.4	34	51	7/25	10/23	8	4
Mar 4, 2015	UTA	84	BOS	85	-1.5	UTA	193	U	UTA	UTA	BOS	33	34	45.3	37.5	51	39	3/19	8/27	1	5
Jan 26, 2015	BOS	99	UTA	90	-7.5	BOS	193.5	U	BOS	UTA	UTA	55	31	47.3	42.7	37	39	8/19	9/24	8	9
Feb 24, 2014	BOS	98	UTA	110	-4	UTA	191.5	O	UTA	UTA	UTA	46	59	44	55	31	38	4/15	6/17	6	8
Nov 6, 2013	UTA	87	BOS	97	-4.5	BOS	185	U	UTA	Push	BOS	34	50	46.3	44.9	42	42	1/10	7/20	8	5
Feb 25, 2013	BOS	110	UTA	107	-7.5	BOS	189	O	BOS	UTA	BOS	48	53	47.7	44.3	37	44	10/27	8/17	8	6

NBA Betting Trends

Boston Celtics
Boston is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Utah
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah

Utah Jazz
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games at home
Utah is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Boston
Utah is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Boston
Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Team Last 5 Games

Boston Celtics

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 26, 2018	PHO	102-94	W	-10	209	L/U	42.53	100.00	14	A
Mar 25, 2018	SAC	104-93	W	-6.5	198	W/U	55.56	70.59	12	A
Mar 23, 2018	POR	105-100	W	7.5	203	W/O	45.45	92.31	11	A
Mar 20, 2018	OKC	100-99	W	5	208	W/U	41.38	93.75	13	H
Mar 18, 2018	NOP	89-108	L	3	213.5	L/U	40.23	50.00	9	A

Utah Jazz

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 25, 2018	GS	110-91	W	-9	198	W/O	48.28	77.78	12	A
Mar 23, 2018	SAN	120-124	L	3	193.5	L/O	48.86	79.31	11	A
Mar 22, 2018	DAL	119-112	W	-8.5	199	L/O	52.87	93.75	12	A
Mar 20, 2018	ATL	94-99	L	-14	207.5	L/U	37.08	88.00	6	H
Mar 17, 2018	SAC	103-97	W	-15.5	197	L/O	44.59	81.58	6	H

Next up:
Boston home to Toronto Saturday, March 31
Utah home to Memphis Friday, March 30

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