Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Sacramento Kings (12-43) are hitting the road to Delta Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (17-37).

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-126 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Kings walked away with 21 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 14 fouls. They also made 11 of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Cleveland ended up shooting 90.6% at the free throw line by making 29 of their 32 attempts. Furthermore, Cleveland grabbed 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Cleveland dished out 30 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the floor on 46 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 42 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Kings buried 14 of their 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Sacramento ended the contest with a 51.1% FG percentage (48 of 94) and made 16 out of their 37 shots from downtown.

Nique Clifford is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He notched 30 points on 12 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Clifford finished 63.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Sacramento enters this contest with a mark of 12-43 for the season. They are averaging 110.5 points per outing (29th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Kings are shooting 34.5% from downtown (573 of 1,662) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling in 41.3 boards per game and has racked up 1,373 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from distance and they rank 28th in the league in points per game allowed (120.6). The Kings defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.3% (2,421 of 4,907) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,507 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 120-117 against the Magic. The Jazz were able to corral 42 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 54 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 24 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Magic were called for 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.6%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Utah made 10 of 31 tries (32.3%). When the game finished, the Jazz shot 44 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Jazz allowed the Magic to make 36 out of their 84 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.9% for the contest. They shot 31.7% from 3-point land via 13 out of 41 and ended up going 35 out of 43 at the free throw line (81.4%). In relation to team rebounding, Utah permitted Orlando to snag 38 in total (3 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the contest. He converted 12 out of 21 for the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Markkanen scored 27 points in his 27 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

Utah has a mark of 17-37 this season. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA. Utah has totaled 6,383 points for the year (118.2 per game) and they pull in 44.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 30.0 times per game (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 15.8 times per game. The Jazz are committing 21.9 fouls per contest and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Jazz are ranked 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 126.4. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (28th in the league). The Utah defense concedes 37.3% from downtown (844 of 2,260) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 30.5 dimes and 44.8 boards per game, which ranks them 30th and 22nd in the NBA.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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