The Utah Jazz (12-20) open 2026 on the road against the LA Clippers (11-21) on Thursday. Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Jazz lead 1-0
The Jazz enter this contest having lost 5 of their last 7 games with their brief 2-game winning streak snapped in their most recent game, a 129-119 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday as 4-point underdogs with the Over (247) cashing.
The Clippers have won a season-high 5 straight games. F Kawhi Leonard has averaged 37.8 points per game in the streak. They are coming off a 131-90 blowout win at home over the Sacramento Kings as 10-point favorites with the Over (216.5) cashing. Leonard scored 33 in that one.
The Jazz beat the Clippers 129-108 in Salt Lake City in the season opener for both teams on Oct. 22 when the Clippers were 9.5-point favorites. The Over (225) cashed as Utah shot 55% from the field and had 3 players score at least 20 points.
Jazz at Clippers odds
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Moneyline (ML): Jazz +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Clippers -700 (bet $700 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +12.5 (-105) | Clippers -12.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 232.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Jazz at Clippers key injuries
Jazz
F Ace Bailey (hip) outG Keyonte George (illness) questionableF Kevin Love (rest) outF Lauri Markkanen (knee) questionableF Georges Niang (foot) outC Jusuf Nurkic (toe) out
Clippers
G Bogdan Bogdanovic (hamstring) outC Ivica Zubac (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Clippers picks and predictionsPrediction
Clippers 127, Jazz 110
The Clippers are red-hot right now, having won their last 5 games. They have held opponents under 110 points in all 5 games after allowing 115 or more in 3 straight. They have won their last 4 games at home while the Jazz are only 4-9 in away games.
Utah has allowed an average of 130.5 points per game over its last 10.
Expect a Clippers win, but -700 odds aren’t the value you want for a single bet, so go with the spread.
PASS.
The Clippers have won every game in their winning streak by at least 13 points and have covered the spread in each of their last 8 outright wins.
The Jazz are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 outright losses.
BET CLIPPERS -12.5 (-115).
Their first meeting in October finished with 237 points. The Jazz have had 9 straight games with a total higher than 232 points.
Ten of the Clippers’ last 11 games have not reached 233 points but Utah’s opponents have scored an average of 130.5 points over their last 10 games and the Jazz score 120.4 points per game this season.
BET OVER 232.5 (-105).
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