A pair of the league’s top scorers — Jaylen Brown (fourth, 29.7 points per game) and Lauri Markkanen (10th, 27.9) — take the court when the Boston Celtics (19-12) visit the Utah Jazz (12-19) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS, KJZZ, and Jazz+.
The Celtics are a 7.5-point favorite against the Jazz when the Celtics and the Jazz square off. The matchup features a point total of 240.5.
Celtics vs. Jazz betting odds
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Spread: Boston -7.5Total: 240.5Moneyline: Boston -308, Utah +247
Celtics at Jazz odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Jazz (+ 7.5)Pick OU:
Under (240.5)Prediction:
Celtics 122 – Jazz 115MoneylineThe Celtics have won 65% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (13-7).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -308 or shorter, Boston has a record of 7-3 (70% win percentage).The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Celtics a 75.5% chance to win.The Jazz have entered the game as underdogs 27 times this season and won nine, or 33.3%, of those games.This season, Utah has won five of its 17 games, or 29.4%, when it is the underdog by at least +247 on the moneyline.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 28.8% chance of a victory for the Jazz.Against the spreadThe Celtics score 116.5 points per game, 10.6 fewer points than the 127.1 the Jazz allow.Boston is 6-0 against the spread and 6-0 overall when scoring more than 127.1 points.When it scores more than 110.5 points, Utah is 15-7 against the spread and 11-11 overall.Boston’s record is 15-12 against the spread and 17-10 overall when it allows fewer than 120.5 points.The Celtics are the league’s 16th-ranked scoring team (116.5 PPG), while the Jazz allow the most points per game (127.1) in NBA play.Utah is the NBA’s fifth-ranked offense (120.5 PPG), while Boston is the second-ranked defense (110.5).The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 187 points this season (six points per game on average), and opponents of the Jazz have out-scored them by 204 more points on the year (6.6 per game).Over/UnderBoston’s average implied point total this year is 6.6 fewer points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (117.4 implied points on average compared to 124 implied points in this game).So far this season, Boston has scored more than 124 points in eight games.Utah’s average implied point total on the year (123 points) is six points higher than its implied total in this matchup (117 points).How to watch Celtics vs. Jazz