Jazz vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 30

Jazz vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
• Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Venue: Delta Center -- Salt Lake City, Utah
• Coverage: NBCS-BOS, KJZZ, and Jazz+

A pair of the league's best scorers square off when Jaylen Brown (fourth, 29.7 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (19-12) visit Lauri Markkanen (10th, 27.9 PPG) and the Utah Jazz (12-19) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS, KJZZ, and Jazz+. The Celtics are 8.5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 242.5.

Jazz vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Jazz vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (71.1%)

Jazz vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Celtics are 17-13-1 against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, the Jazz are 18-13-0 this year.
• Games involving the Celtics have hit the over 14 times this season.
• Jazz games this year have hit the over 20 times in 31 opportunities (64.5%).
• Against the spread, Boston has performed worse at home, covering eight times in 15 home games, and nine times in 16 road games.
• At home, the Celtics go over the total 53.3% of the time (eight of 15 games). They've hit the over in 37.5% of road games (six of 16 contests).
• Utah has performed better against the spread at home (13-5-0) than away (5-8-0) this year.
• Jazz games have finished above the over/under more often at home (14 times out of 18) than on the road (six of 13) this year.

Celtics Leaders

• Brown is averaging 29.7 points, 4.8 assists and 6.3 rebounds.
• Derrick White's numbers on the season are 18.1 points, 4.2 boards and 5.1 assists per game, shooting 39.5% from the floor and 35.1% from downtown, with an average of 3.3 made treys (ninth in league).
• Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 44.1% from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.7 made treys.
• Neemias Queta is averaging 10.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 1.3 blocked shots.
• Anfernee Simons is averaging 12.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Jazz Leaders

• Keyonte George averages 24.2 points, 4.2 boards and 6.8 assists. He is also draining 45.0% of his shots from the floor and 36.7% from 3-point range, with 2.5 triples per contest.
• Per game, Markkanen gives the Jazz 27.9 points, 6.9 boards and 2.1 assists. He also averages 1.0 steal and 0.4 blocks.
• The Jazz are receiving 9.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game from Jusuf Nurkic.
• Kyle Filipowski averages 9.6 points, 6.4 boards and 2.3 assists. He is draining 47.5% of his shots from the floor.
• The Jazz get 9.1 points per game from Svi Mykhailiuk, plus 2.6 boards and 2.0 assists.

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