Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBA TV

Chase Center is the location where the Golden State Warriors (18-16) will try to beat the Utah Jazz (12-20) on Saturday.

The Jazz faced the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-119 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 17 while the Celtics finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of their 44 attempts from 3-point range. Boston ended up going 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 23 tries. Furthermore, Boston collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Boston distributed 27 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Utah allowed 51.1% from the field on 48 out of 94 shooting. They also distributed 31 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 21 of their 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Utah wrapped up the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 87) and converted 16 out of their 42 shots from downtown.

Keyonte George is one player who was a major factor in the game. George walked away from this one shooting 54.2% from the field and dished out 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 37 points on 13 out of 24 shooting.

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Utah will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-20 this season. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.7 fouls every game. As a team, Utah is grabbing 45.0 rebounds per contest and has 969 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are connecting on 35.7% on shots from downtown (453 of 1,269) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 120.4 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while going 46.0% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 22.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (127.1). The Jazz defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (1,452 of 2,951) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per contest as a team. They rank 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 973 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 132-125 when they played the Hornets. The Warriors collected 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Hornets earned 23 personal fouls for this game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 94.1%. In reference to shots from distance, Golden State knocked down 24 out of 49 attempts (49.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished the game shooting 46 for 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.4%. The Warriors allowed the Hornets to make 48 of 93 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.6% for the contest. They shot 40.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 16 of 40 and ended up going 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In regard to how they rebounded, Golden State permitted Charlotte to get 37 in total (11 offensive).

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors in this game. He made 9 of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Curry had 26 points in his 33 mins of playing time and added 4 dimes in the game.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 18-16 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 25th in the league. Golden State has tallied 3,930 pts on the year (115.6 per game) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.2 times per contest. The Warriors have committed 20.9 fouls per game and they shoot 82.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense allows 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (412 of 1,200) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.8 assists and 44.8 boards per contest, which is 11th and 20th in basketball. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.4. They have forced 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (13th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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