Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, March 23, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (21-50) will take on the Toronto Raptors (39-30) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Raptors faced the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 139-109 in their last contest. Toronto wrapped up the contest with a 57.1% field goal percentage (48 out of 84) and knocked down 14 of 33 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 29 of 33 attempts for a percentage of 87.9%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 43 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 33 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defending, Toronto allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 40 out of 85 shooting. Chicago recorded 24 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Chicago had 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Chicago ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 28 shots. They made 9 out of their 31 attempts from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 23 while the Bulls recorded 24 personal fouls.

Jakob Poeltl is one guy who was a contributor in the game. Poeltl finished the game shooting 71.4% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played 35 mins and snagged 11 boards. He totaled 23 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Toronto enters this one with a record of 39-30 this year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 42.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,989 assists on the year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Raptors are shooting 34.6% on shots from distance (787 of 2,276) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.0 points per game (21st in basketball) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 35.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed (112.0). The Raptors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.6% (2,770 of 5,946) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,690 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 126-116 against the 76ers. Concerning rebounding, Utah allowed Philadelphia to snag 55 in all (17 offensive). They shot 22.2% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 27 and ended up shooting 28 out of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Jazz allowed the 76ers to bury 46 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for the game. When all was said and done, the Jazz ended up shooting 39 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Utah converted 9 out of their 40 attempts (22.5%). They were able to bury 29 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.5%. The 76ers had 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Jazz corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game.

Ace Bailey pitched in for the Jazz for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Bailey accumulated 25 points in his 33 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for this contest.

Utah has a record of 21-50 on the season. The Jazz commit 21.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.4 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per contest. Utah has totaled 8,329 pts for the campaign (117.3 per game) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks 19th in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 30th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 124.8. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (27th in the league). The Utah defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (1,085 of 2,934) and their opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 30.3 assists and 45.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 30th and 21st in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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