Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (14-20) will try to defeat the Utah Jazz (12-20) on Monday.

The Jazz played the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-119 in their last game. Utah ended with a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and made 16 out of their 42 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jazz converted 21 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 31 assists for the contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the field on 48 out of 94 shooting. Boston dished out 27 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In addition, Boston collected 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Boston shot 87.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 23 tries. They converted 13 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 17 while the Celtics accounted for 17 fouls.

Keyonte George is someone who was important in this contest. George ended up going 54.2% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished with 37 points on 13 of 24 shooting.

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Utah will play this contest with a record of 12-20 for the season. They are averaging 120.4 pts per contest (6th in the NBA) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 35.7% on three-point attempts (453 of 1,269) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is snagging 45.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 969 assists on the season, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 22.7 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.4 fouls. They give up 37.6% from 3-point land and they are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (127.1). The Jazz defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.2% (1,452 of 2,951) and they surrender 44.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 973 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-95 against the Thunder. The Trail Blazers corralled 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for this game. They coughed it up 25 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Thunder committed 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.5%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Portland made 14 of 35 tries (40.0%). When the game finished, the Trail Blazers shot 34 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Thunder to knock down 44 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 32.7% from beyond the arc by going 16 out of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). In reference to attacking the glass, Portland allowed Oklahoma City to snag 41 in all (5 offensive).

Sidy Cissoko ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Cissoko earned 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 7 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Portland has a mark of 14-20 so far this season. The Trail Blazers are committing 22.4 fouls per game and they connect on 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 17.5 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 3,950 points this season (116.2 per contest) and they average 45.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 29th in the league.

The Portland defense concedes 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (429 of 1,195) and their opponents are converting on 80.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.9 dimes and 43.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 13th in basketball. The Trail Blazers are ranked 25th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.2. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (22nd in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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