San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (15-29) will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs (30-14) at Delta Center on Thursday.

The Spurs faced the Rockets and took a loss by a score of 111-106 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 16 while the Rockets racked up 11 personal fouls. They made 10 of 27 attempts from distance. Houston went 68.2% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 22 attempts. On top of that, Houston pulled down 43 boards (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Houston distributed 29 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. When talking about defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the floor on 43 of 83 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 45 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spurs made 10 of 10 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. San Antonio wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.0% FG percentage (41 of 105) and made 14 out of their 50 shots from 3-point land.

Julian Champagnie is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Champagnie ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He accumulated 27 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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San Antonio heads into this matchup with a record of 30-14 so far this season. They currently have an average of 117.7 points per outing (9th in the league) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 34.9% on three-point shots (576 of 1,652) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 46.4 boards per contest and has racked up 1,140 dimes for the season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists with 1,161 conceded on the campaign. The Spurs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (1,811 of 3,942) and they surrender 42.8 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 36.1% from 3-point land while they are 7th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.6).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 127-122 when they played the Timberwolves. When talking about team rebounding, Utah permitted Minnesota to get 46 overall (15 offensive). They finished 29.8% from 3-point land by hitting 14 of 47 and finished the game at 20 of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). The Jazz permitted the Timberwolves to make 44 of 100 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.0% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz went 48 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.2%. With regard to shots from distance, Utah buried 12 out of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. The Timberwolves committed 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Jazz were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this contest.

Keyonte George ended up having an impact for the Jazz in the matchup. He knocked down 15 out of 28 for this game for a rate of 53.6%, but finished without a board. George recorded 43 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Utah has a mark of 15-29 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in the league. Utah has accounted for 5,250 pts for the campaign (119.3 per contest) and they pull down 44.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 30.2 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.7 times per game. The Jazz have committed 22.0 fouls every game while shooting 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense concedes 37.6% on shots from distance (690 of 1,835) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 30.7 assists and 44.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 30th and 21st in basketball. The Jazz defensively are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 127.4. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (30th in the league).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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