New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the location where the Utah Jazz (20-45) will compete against the New York Knicks (41-25) on Wednesday.

The Knicks took the court against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 126-118 in their last game. New York wrapped up the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (46 of 90) and converted 14 out of their 40 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 12 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 51 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 32 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 43 of 93 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 25 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 1 block. Los Angeles finished 84.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 26 attempts. They made 18 of their 39 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 23 and the Clippers totaled 19 personal fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is one player who was important for this game. Towns finished the game shooting 76.5% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 12 rebounds. He ended up with 35 points on 13 of 17 shooting.

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New York comes into this game with a mark of 41-25 on the year. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.5 fouls per game. As a unit, New York is snagging 46.2 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,809 assists on the season, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 37.3% on 3-pointers (966 of 2,590) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.9 points per game (9th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,623 conceded for the campaign. The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,597 of 5,683) and they relinquish 41.2 boards per game as a group. They concede 35.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 5th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (110.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz took home the win by a final score of 119-116 when they played the Warriors. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Golden State to pull down 46 in total (19 offensive). They shot 30.8% from three-point range via 16 of 52 and ended up shooting 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Jazz allowed the Warriors to make 43 out of their 99 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz went 40 out of 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Utah knocked down 12 out of 34 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throws for a percentage of 93.1%. The Warriors were called for 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Jazz collected 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 50 for this game.

Brice Sensabaugh was important for the Jazz for the matchup. Sensabaugh earned 21 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 20-45 this year. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA. Utah has tallied 7,632 pts on the year (117.4 per contest) and they collect 44.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.5 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 21.8 fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense gives up 37.0% on 3-point shots (1,001 of 2,702) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 30.2 assists and 45.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 30th and 20th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 124.9. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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