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Utah Jazz vs. Miami Heat
The Utah Jazz and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -8.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Miami was a 103-97 loser in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 200 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Utah lost its last outing, a 115-107 result against the Magic on February 29. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Utah:
Team record: 27-33 SU,32-28 ATS
Utah is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Utah is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Miami:
Team record: 33-26 SU,30-28-1 ATS
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Next up:
Utah home to Washington Monday, March 4
Miami home to Detroit Tuesday, March 5