Date/Time: 11-09-2018, 21:30 EDT
Spread: Utah Jazz -4
Total: +209
In this battle between two team from opposite conferences, the third-best of the East Boston Celtics, are visiting the ninth-best in the West Utah Jazz, with both teams coming off single wins that snapped previous losing streaks and want to continue on the winning ways.
Celtics are 7-4 so far in the league and are sitting on the 3rd place of the Eastern Conference. In their latest matchup they ended a 2-game losing skid with a road victory against Phoenix in overtime, 116-109. Jazz are 5-6 so far in the league and are tied with 2 more squads in the ninth place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they ended a 4-game losing skid with a home victory against Dallas, 117-102.
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Last season those two teams met twice and each one was victorious on the road. Utah won with a 95-107 score and Boston 94-97. Utah are 1-4 at home so far, while Boston are 4-3 on the road. Utah have a better offense with 110.5 ppg to Boston’s 105.3 ppg, while Boston have the third-best defense in the league, allowing 102 ppg to Utah’s 109.5. Utah have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 46.3% to Boston’s 42.7%, while Boston have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 35.4% to Utah’s 34.8%. Utah dish more assists per game (24.5 to 23.4), while Boston commit fewer turnovers per game (13.8 to 14.9) and are better in rebounding (48.2 to 42.4). Utah have been weak at home so far this season and expect Boston to take advantage of that and get away with the road win one way or another.
Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction: Boston Celtics +4 (-111)