{"id":94514,"date":"2015-03-04T09:40:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T17:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=94514"},"modified":"2015-03-04T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T17:40:57","slug":"free-pick-utah-vs-boston-lines-handicapping-preview-4315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/free-pick-utah-vs-boston-lines-handicapping-preview-4315\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Pick: Utah vs. Boston NBA Lines &#038; Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA:\u00a0Jazz vs Celtics Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>NBA basketball betting sees the <strong>Utah Jazz<\/strong> taking on the <strong>Boston Celtics<\/strong> on Wednesday March 4 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Cappers Picks provides complimentary NBA picks all season long.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Neither of these teams is going to make the playoffs but they both have interesting mixes of players.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Bet on NBA Hoops<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/teams\/team404031.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Utah Jazz<\/a> (24-35) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/teams\/team404169.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Boston Celtics<\/a> (23-35)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Wednesday March 4<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 7:30PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> TD Garden &#8211; Boston, MA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> CSNN<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> NBA Betting Lines: \u00a0Boston -1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> NBA Betting Total: \u00a0193<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a title=\"Sportsbook Bonuses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/sportsbooks\/bonuses-2015-sports-betting-sign-up-offers-1115\/\">***2015 BONUSES***<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to view today&#8217;s&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/matchups\/g5_summary_10.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Insight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/matchups\/g5_preview_10.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">CP Insider Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It won\u2019t mean anything but this is an intriguing game.<\/p>\n<h3>Utah<\/h3>\n<p>The Jazz will be playing for the second night in a row but they have to be feeling pretty good after winning at Memphis last night by 11.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63742&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>They are definitely on their best roll of the season as they have won three in a row and 7 of 10.<\/p>\n<p>They made some moves at the break that I thought were curious but it is hard to argue with the short term results. All season long this has been a surprisingly good defensive team.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63727&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Giving more time to center Rudy Gobert gives them even more defensive heft.<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz may be winning lately but they are getting next to nothing from their starting backcourt of Dante Exum and Joe Ingles.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned Gobert has been doing his best DeAndre Jordan impression lately pulling down more than 20 boards against Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Hayward is still the leading scorer for Utah and he can put points on the board but he is better cast in a sidekick role for me.<\/p>\n<h3>Boston<\/h3>\n<p>The Celtics also played last night, getting crushed by Cleveland on the road.<\/p>\n<p>They have been playing better of late though, covering 4 straight before that including almost beating the league leading Warriors the game before Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>This is a team in transition and one that is also dealing with injuries to starting frontcourt players Kelly Olynyk and Jared Sullinger.<\/p>\n<p>This team has some promise if their players develop but without those guys the depth is lacking right now.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest beneficiary of the injuries is Brandon Bass, who is generally getting the C\u2019s about 15ppg when starting. It was a surprise that the Celtics brought in Isaiah Thomas but he has been averaging 20ppg since he got to Beantown.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63741&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>I think he can be paired with Marcus Smart long term because Smart is a rare PG with some size. He just needs to keep refining his offensive game. There are some seeds.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Betting Trends:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jazz are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Under is 5-1 in Jazz last 6 overall.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Celtics are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jazz are 0-4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Boston.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jazz are 1-6-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Over is 19-8-2 in the last 29 meetings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NBA Betting Prediction: \u00a0Utah +1<\/h3>\n<p>Surprised that Boston got the nominal nod as the favourite in this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Score Prediction: \u00a0Utah 97 &#8211; Boston 91<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think you can definitely make a stronger case for the Jazz here. They are playing great and Boston is shorthanded.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out our\u00a0<a title=\"NBA Betting Odds\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/odds\/nba.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Updated NBA Betting Odds<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64991&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA:\u00a0Jazz vs Celtics Predictions NBA basketball betting sees the Utah Jazz taking on the Boston Celtics on Wednesday March 4 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. 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