Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/12/2026 Preview and Pick
Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: KJZZ
The Portland Trail Blazers (26-28) are headed to Delta Center on Thursday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (17-37).

The Trail Blazers took the court against the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 135-118 in their last game. Portland ended having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (47 out of 97) and made 22 of their 54 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 19 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 51 with 20 of them being offensive. They also recorded 36 assists for the contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the floor on 38 out of 81 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 23 assists and had 12 steals in this contest. Additionally, Philadelphia collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Philadelphia finished 86.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 31 of their 36 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 25 and the 76ers had 22 fouls.
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Toumani Camara is a guy who came through for the game. Camara finished shooting 83.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 28 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 30 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.
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Portland comes into this one with a record of 26-28 for the campaign. They turn it over 17.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has earned 1,334 dimes this year, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (778 of 2,284) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They average 116.1 points per outing (13th in basketball) on 45.1% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 21.9 fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (118.0). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,308 of 4,872) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,452 relinquished so far this year.
When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 115-111 when they faced the Heat. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Utah permitted Miami to pull down 43 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from beyond the arc via 15 of 45 and finished the contest at 30 of 44 at the charity stripe (68.2%). The Jazz permitted the Heat to bury 33 of their 79 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Jazz shot 39 out of 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. With respect to shots from distance, Utah knocked down 10 out of their 36 attempts (27.8%). They were able to convert 27 of the free throws for a rate of 87.1%. The Heat committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Jazz corralled 43 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 58 in the game.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was important for the Jazz for this contest. He converted 7 out of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 36.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Jackson earned 22 points in his 25 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this contest.
Utah has a win-loss mark of 17-37 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the NBA. Utah has 6,383 points on the year (118.2 per contest) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 30.0 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per game. The Jazz are committing 21.9 fouls per game and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe.
The Utah defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (844 of 2,260) and their opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 30.5 dimes and 44.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 30th and 22nd in basketball. The Jazz defensively are ranked 30th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 126.4. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (28th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah
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