Heat vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for January 4

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The Utah Jazz (7-25) are underdogs (+8.5) as they attempt to break a five-game losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat (17-15) at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Kaseya Center. The contest airs on KJZZ and FDSSUN. The matchup has an over/under of 224 points.

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Heat Cover -8.5 vs Jazz -110

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Heat vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -352
  • Jazz odds to win: +279
  • Spread: Heat (-8.5)
  • Total: 224
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami has an 8-7-1 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 10-6 overall in those contests.
  • This season, Miami is 2-1-1 ATS in home games as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Heat have hit the over on a set point total in a home game nine times this season.
  • This season at home Miami and its opponents have averaged a total of 219.1 points per contest, 4.9 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread four times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Heat’s past 10 games saw five hit the over.
  • The Heat’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 217.3 points scored. That’s 6.7 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Heat’s per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 1.8 points lower than their season-long average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat are 12-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60% of those games).
  • Miami has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -352 or shorter.
  • The Heat have a 77.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (19th in NBA) 46.3 (13th) 43.2 (20th) 44.8 (23rd) 25.9 (14th) 12.4 (fifth)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Jazz have covered the spread 10 times on the road and are 5-13 in road contests.
  • The Jazz have hit the over in 12 of their 18 road games this year with a set over/under (66.7%).
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Jazz to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 226.9 points per contest.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz have a 2-8 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Jazz games have surpassed the set total eight times.
  • The past 10 Jazz games averaged 4.9 more points (228.9) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During the past 10 games, the Jazz are scoring 112.9 points per game compared to their 110.7 season average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • This season, Utah has won seven out of the 32 games, or 21.9%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • This season, the Jazz have been at least a +279 underdog on the moneyline 10 times, losing each of those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 26.4% chance of a victory for the Jazz.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (19th in NBA) 48.4 (28th) 44.7 (12th) 41.9 (third) 24.8 (23rd) 17.6 (30th)
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