Utah Jazz (14-26) vs. Dallas Mavericks (15-25)
January 15, 2026 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Mavericks +1.5; Over/Under: 235.5
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The Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks duke it out at the American Airlines Center on Thursday night. Here’s a Mavericks vs Jazz Prediction. This article will include a Mavericks vs Jazz Pick.
Utah Jazz Betting Preview
The Utah Jazz have really been struggling lately as they’ve lost seven of their last nine games overall. They will be hoping for a better result after coming up just short to the Bulls in a 128-126 road defeat last night. Brice Sensabaugh led the team with 43 points on 15 of 22 shooting off the bench, Keyonte George added 25 points with seven assists while Kyle Filipowski chipped in with 19 points and seven rebounds but no other player scored more than 10 points. As a team, the Jazz shot 55 percent from the field and eight of 28 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 39 points in the first quarter. They worked hard to erase a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter, only to get stung late in the game as the Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic made the game winning layup with just 4.0 seconds left on the clock.
Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks have been in decent form lately as they’ve split their last six games overall, but they will be hoping to bounce back here after getting beaten by the Nuggets in a 118-109 defeat last night. Naji Marshall led the team with 24 points on nine of 16 shooting, Brandon Williams added 20 points off the bench while Caleb Martin chipped in with 15 points on seven of nine shooting. As a team, the Mavericks shot 44 percent from the field and a miserly five of 34 from the 3-point line as they got off to a slow start and leaked 34 points in the second quarter to trail by as many as 23 points. This was a shame because they dominated the second half to cut the deficit to just six points with 1:12 left on the clock. To add insult to injury, the Mavericks are now going to be without Cooper Flagg, who left the game in the second quarter after spraining his ankle on a defensive play.
Why the Dallas Mavericks will win
- The Jazz have lost each of their last 10 night games at American Airlines Center.
- The Mavericks have won each of their last nine home games against Northwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
- The Mavericks have covered the spread in each of their last seven games as home underdogs after losing as favorites.
- The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven games as road favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Why the Utah Jazz will win
- The Jazz have won each of their last seven games against Mavericks teams that held a losing record.
- The Mavericks have lost each of their last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Jazz.
- The Mavericks have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games against Western Conference opponents that held a losing record.
- The Jazz have covered the spread in each of their last six Thursday games as road favorites.
Total Points Facts
- Eleven of the Jazz’s last 12 road games with both teams on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Seven of the last eight games between the Jazz and Mavericks have gone UNDER the total points line.
Mavericks vs Jazz Prediction
The Jazz are still missing Georges Niang, Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen, while the Mavericks have ruled out Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, Cooper Flagg and Max Christie. You really couldn’t back either side with any confidence at the moment, but the Mavericks are just so banged up at the moment that they couldn’t afford another injury, especially to Flagg, who has been carrying the offense. The Jazz have been struggling lately, but they almost took down the Bulls last night and while they have their own injuries, I think the Jazz have enough firepower to beat this depleted Mavericks lineup.
