Utah Jazz at Boston Celtics odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Utah Jazz (16-19) pay a visit to the Boston Celtics (26-7) Friday. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Jazz vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; tied 1-1 last season

Utah came away with a 154-148 OT win over the Detroit Pistons Wednesday, failing to cover as an 8.5-point favorite in a game where no defense was played. Utah has scored over 125 points in back-to-back games and has won 3 consecutive games, moving to 6-1 in its last 7 overall.

Boston's 6-game win streak ended in a 127-123 loss Tuesday to the Oklahoma City Thunder, failing to cover as 4-point favorites. Boston has scored 120 or more points in each of its last 8 games, going 6-2.

Jazz at Celtics odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:26 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Jazz +730 (bet $100 to win $750) | Celtics -1150 (bet $1,150 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +14.5 (-110) | Celtics -14.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 240 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Jazz at Celtics key injuries

Jazz

None

Celtics

C Al Horford (rest) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Jazz at Celtics picks and predictions

Prediction

Celtics 124, Jazz 118

Moneyline

PASS.

Boston will come away with the win here, but a -1150 favorite is not worth the risk of betting on. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

LEAN JAZZ +14.5 (-110).

Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games and has covered in each of its last 4 road games. The Jazz have also covered in back-to-back meetings with Boston and are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings with the Celtics. Utah is also the better ATS team this season, being 20-15 ATS while Boston is only 16-15-2.

Over/Under

BET OVER 240 (-110).

The Over is 8-2 in Boston's last 10 overall and has hit in 3 of Boston's last 4 home games. The Over is also 5-1 in the last 6 Utah-Boston matchups overall and has hit in 4 consecutive meetings between the Jazz and the Celtics. The Over also hit in Utah's last outing.

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