Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (15-31) are hosting the Golden State Warriors (26-22) at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 108-83 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 19 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also knocked down 14 of their 35 shots from distance. Minnesota finished the contest at 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 26 attempts. On top of that, Minnesota snagged 56 rebounds (9 offensive, 47 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Minnesota doled out 29 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the field on 37 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and getting 13 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 45 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Warriors made 8 of 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Golden State walked away from the contest with a 34.7% FG percentage (33 out of 95) and knocked down 9 of 39 3-point shots.

Quinten Post is a guy who was a factor in this game. Post finished the game shooting 41.7% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 28 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Golden State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 26-22 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Golden State is grabbing 42.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,375 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Warriors are connecting on 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (776 of 2,139) and 81.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.0 pts per contest (17th in the league) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Warriors have forced 16.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists with 1,270 relinquished on the season. The Warriors defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,001 of 4,260) and they concede 44.9 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 35.3% on three-point shots and they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (113.4).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 147-116 against the Heat. The Jazz were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Heat committed 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of shots from distance, Utah converted 7 of their 25 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz ended up going 44 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Jazz permitted the Heat to bury 47 of 108 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5% for the game. They shot 40.4% from distance by hitting 19 out of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 42 at the free throw line (81.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Utah allowed Miami to get 64 overall (26 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh ended up having an impact for the Jazz in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Sensabaugh totaled 23 points in his 23 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 15-31 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in basketball. Utah has scored 5,475 points for the season (119.0 per contest) and they average 44.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 30.3 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest. The Jazz are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls per game and they shoot 80.3% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 37.8% on 3-point shots (727 of 1,925) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 30.8 assists and 45.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 30th and 22nd in the league. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 30th in basketball in points allowed per game with 127.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (30th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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