Utah vs Miami Prediction: Choosing the Heat to Win

Prediction for the NBA match between Utah vs Miami, which will take place on December 31st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The meeting with the Heat will be the Jazz's first at home since December 19. They were away for five games and quite successfully. After losing to Cleveland (116-124), Utah won three straight - over Detroit, Toronto (126-119), and San Antonio (130-118). However, the road trip did not end with a victory - 105-112 to New Orleans. In recent matches, Utah has shown they are ready to fight for a play-in spot. The Jazz currently sit in 12th place in the West, just three wins out of the top 10.

The tournament is over for Utah, but it will continue for the Heat. The upcoming game is their second away one in a row. The first match ended with a win 114-102 over Golden State in San Francisco, despite the absence of Jimmy Butler. Tyler Herro led all scorers with 26 points for Miami. Jamal Kane got 18 points, proving once again that it doesn't matter who is on the Heat roster. Miami has now won four in a row. The Heat sit fifth in the Eastern Conference and have already caught fourth Orlando.

The Heat likes winning no matter what. Miami will confirm their status as favorites in the upcoming game since they have an advantage in the H2H statistics. The Jazz has just returned from a trip and will unlikely be at full strength. Also, Utah has one of the worst perimeter defenses, and Miami has problems with it as well. We should also note that in the three previous H2H meetings, the rivals each made 30 three-pointers.