Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (12-19) host the Boston Celtics (19-11) at Delta Center on Tuesday.

The Celtics played the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 140-122 in their last game. Boston finished the contest with a 56.6% field goal percentage (47 out of 83) and converted 20 out of their 39 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Celtics buried 26 of 34 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the floor on 44 of 89 shooting. Indiana earned 29 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Indiana totaled 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 20 attempts. They also made 18 of their 44 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 22 while the Pacers racked up 28 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one player who came through in the game. Brown ended up going 65.0% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 13 of 20 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a win-loss mark of 19-11 this year. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.0 fouls every game. As a team, Boston is collecting 44.0 boards per game and has 718 dimes for the year, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are hitting 36.7% on 3-pointers (471 of 1,284) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.8 points per game (15th in basketball) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (110.4). The Celtics are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (1,150 of 2,573) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 4th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 745 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 127-114 against the Spurs. Regarding how they rebounded, Utah permitted San Antonio to collect 46 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 22.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 44 and ended up going 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Jazz allowed the Spurs to make 43 out of their 99 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 43.4% for this game. Overall, the Jazz ended up going 45 out of 83 from the floor which had them at 54.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Utah made 17 of their 37 attempts (45.9%). They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 76.9%. The Spurs were called for 22 fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Jazz snagged 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game.

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the game. He made 11 of 16 for the contest for a rate of 68.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Markkanen earned 29 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

Utah has a mark of 12-19 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which is 23rd in the NBA. Utah has accounted for 3,735 pts on the campaign (120.5 per contest) and they grab 45.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 30.3 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 22.8 personal fouls every game and they go 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in PPG given up with 127.1. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.1% from the field (29th in the league). The Utah defense concedes 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (476 of 1,258) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 30.5 dimes and 44.7 boards every game, which is 30th and 18th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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