Miami Heat at Utah Jazz 2/13/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In the final game of the Saturday night NBA schedule, the Miami Heat will invade Vivint Arena to face the Utah Jazz. The Heat (11-14) have won four straight games and rank sixth in the league in scoring defense (109.5 ppg). On Thursday, Miami outscored Houston by 18 points during the third quarter to rally for a 101-94 road victory.

Miami G/F Jimmy Butler led the way with a game-high 27 points to go along with ten rebounds and ten assists. Bam Adebayo added ten points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists for the Heat.

The Utah Jazz have won 20 of their first 25 games to start the season and are starting to look like serious title contenders. Last night, Utah put their five-game winning streak on the line against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Jazz have been extremely profitable for bettors, posting a 15-1-1 mark against the spread over their past 17 games.

Utah head coach Quin Snyder has his team bought in on the defensive end of the floor, ranking third in points allowed (105.8 ppg) and first in rebounding (49.2 rpg). All-Star G Donovan Mitchell averages a team-high 24.0 points per game and 5.1 assists.