How To Watch Miami Heat-Utah Jazz, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines

Shandel Richardson | Jan 4, 2025

Jan 2, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) looks on from the bench during the second half at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images / Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

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Miami Heat

Game time: 8 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Betting line: Heat -8

VITALS: The Heat and Jazz meet for the first of two regular season matchups. Last season, the teams split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning at home. Miami has currently won a franchise-tying seven-straight games against Utah at home, including six of their last seven matchups overall. The Heat are 28-43 all-time versus the Jazz during the regular season, including 15-20 in home games and 13-23 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Kevin Love

JAZZ

F Lauri Markkanen

F Walker Kessler

G Keyonte George

G Johnny Juzang

G Colin Sexton

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Jimmy Butler: Out - Suspension

Dru Smith: Out - Achilles

Josh Richardson: Out - Heel

Isaiah Stevens: Out - G League

JAZZ

Tyler Smith: Out - G League

Elijah Harkless: Out - G League

Oscar Tshiebwe: Out - G League

Cody Williams: Out - G League

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The Miami Heat statement on Jimmy Butler trade rumors: “Through his actions and statements, he has shown he no longer wants to be part of the team. Jimmy Butler and his representatives have indicated that they wish to be traded, therefore, we will listen to offers.”

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Published Jan 4, 2025

SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here