Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: NBC

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (15-31) will try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (20-24) on Tuesday.

The Clippers faced the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 112-104 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and converted 12 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Clippers made 20 of their 21 tries for a rate of 95.2%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 29 dimes in the game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 45.5% from the field on 40 out of 88 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 28 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 18 attempts. They also made 11 of 33 shots from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 27 while the Lakers recorded 18 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. Leonard finished 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 26 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He had 24 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a record of 20-24 this season. They turn it over 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 40.5 boards per game and has accumulated 1,033 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are shooting 36.4% on three-point shots (574 of 1,577) and 84.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.3 pts per game (25th in basketball) while shooting 47.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (113.5). The Clippers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,819 of 3,871) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,153 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 147-116 when they played the Heat. The Jazz corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Heat committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Utah buried 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Jazz finished shooting 44 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8%. The Jazz permitted the Heat to knock down 47 of 108 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5% in the game. They finished 40.4% from downtown via 19 of 47 and ended up shooting 34 out of 42 at the free throw line (81.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Miami to grab 64 overall (26 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh ended up having an impact for the Jazz for this contest. He converted 7 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and added 4 rebounds. Sensabaugh tallied 23 points in his 23 mins on the court and added 1 assist in this game.

Utah has a win-loss record of 15-31 this year. The Jazz have committed 21.9 fouls per contest and they go 80.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 30.3 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per contest. Utah has scored 5,475 points on the campaign (119.0 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 17th in the league.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in PPG surrendered with 12.8. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (30th in the league). The Utah defense concedes 37.8% on 3-point attempts (727 of 1,925) and their opponents are making 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 30.8 assists and 45.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 30th and 23rd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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