Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, March 30, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (21-54) welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Heat and went home with a win by a final score of 149-128 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 22 and the Heat recorded 23 personal fouls. They also buried 15 of their 46 tries from distance. Miami went 86.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 33 of their 38 tries. Furthermore, Miami snagged 48 boards (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Miami doled out 16 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 44.0% from the field on 40 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 25 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 37 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 26 of 31 tries for a percentage of 83.9%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.6% field goal percentage (52 of 97) and knocked down 19 of 41 shots from distance.

Max Strus is a guy who played a role in this contest. He accumulated 29 points on 10 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 23 mins and also totaled 8 boards. Strus finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Cleveland will take the court with a win-loss mark of 46-28 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 44.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,094 assists on the campaign, which ranks 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,073 of 2,972) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They average 119.4 points per contest (3rd in basketball) while going 47.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.8% on three-point shots while they are 15th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.2). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (3,047 of 6,577) and they concede 43.6 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 15th in the league in giving up assists with 1,986 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 134-109 when they faced the Suns. The Jazz were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Suns had 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to make 13 of them for a clip of 68.4%. With respect to shooting from distance, Utah converted 10 of their 23 tries (43.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz went 43 out of 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Jazz allowed the Suns to make 52 out of their 104 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the game. They finished shooting 32.1% from distance by shooting 17 of 53 and finished the game at 13 out of 21 from the charity stripe (61.9%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Utah allowed Phoenix to snag 52 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a factor for the Jazz in this game. He buried 10 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and earned 9 rebounds. Filipowski tallied 26 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the game.

Utah has a record of 21-54 this season. The Jazz commit 21.5 fouls per game and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 29.4 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 15.6 times per game. Utah has scored 8,804 points for the campaign (117.4 per contest) and they collect 43.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league.

The Utah defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from distance (1,154 of 3,104) and their opponents are making 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 30.5 assists and 45.5 boards per game, which is ranked 30th and 23rd in the league. The Jazz defensively are ranked 30th in the NBA in points given up per game with 125.4. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (27th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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