Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (15-30) will compete against the Miami Heat (23-22) on Saturday.

The Heat took the court against the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-110 in their last game. Miami ended having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (43 of 94) and converted 9 out of their 45 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Heat made 15 of 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected a total of 40 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 dimes for this game as well as forcing 20 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In relation to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 48 out of 96 shooting. Portland distributed 23 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Portland snagged 50 boards (14 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Portland finished 84.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 13 shots. They made 20 out of their 50 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 17 and the Trail Blazers had 17 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is one guy who was a factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 13 out of 24 shooting. He played 37 minutes and grabbed 10 rebounds. Adebayo ended up shooting 54.2% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Miami steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 23-22 for the season. They average 119.3 points per game (4th in the league) while going 46.5% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 36.5% on three-point attempts (599 of 1,639) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 45.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,287 dimes so far this year, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,222 surrendered this year. The Heat defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (1,945 of 4,196) and they concede 47.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.1% from beyond the arc while they are 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 126-109 when they played the Spurs. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted San Antonio to pull down 41 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.9% from 3-point land by shooting 18 of 43 and finished the contest at 20 out of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Jazz permitted the Spurs to bury 44 of 87 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Jazz went 43 for 90 from the floor which had them at 47.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Utah knocked down 12 out of their 30 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. The Spurs committed 27 personal fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Jazz were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest.

Ace Bailey ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the matchup. He made 11 of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Bailey totaled 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Utah has a record of 15-30 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which is 17th in the league. Utah has earned 5,359 points so far this season (119.1 per game) and they average 44.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 30.2 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 21.8 fouls per game and they shoot 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense concedes 37.7% on three-point shots (708 of 1,878) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 30.7 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 30th and 20th in basketball. The Jazz on defense are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 127.4. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.4% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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