Jazz vs Clippers prediction NBA · Thursday, January 1
At a glance
The LA Clippers (11-21) host the Utah Jazz (12-20) on Thursday, January 1 at 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 101 – Clippers 118. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Clippers a 75% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Clippers are 7-8 at home and the Jazz are 4-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Clippers and 4-6 for the Jazz (current streaks: Clippers W5, Jazz L1).
The analysis Model
The Clippers start with a clear edge. The model projects Clippers 121 – 113 Jazz, a margin of about 8.5 points in favor of the Clippers and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-0.1 vs -6.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Jazz's offense (118.1 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHLAC
Top performers
Jazz
Kyle AndersonF · #1222pts / game
Isaiah CollierG · #810assistsKyle AndersonF · #128reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #245pts / game
James HardenG · #17assists
John CollinsF · #2011reboundsRecent form
UTAHLACHead-to-head
LAC lead 2-1 this season.
LAC
Team comparison
| UTAH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-20 | Record | 11-21 |
| 118.1 | Points scored / game | 112.3 |
| 125.5 | Points allowed / game | 112.4 |
| -6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.1 |
| L1 | Current streak | W5 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 4-9 road | Home / road record | 7-8 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.