Our ratings lean toward the Jazz at home against the Nets on Monday, January 4, at about 66%. That is a real edge, but the Nets are far from out of it.
How the Win Meter reads
The Win Meter reads the Jazz 66%, with a projected score of Brooklyn Nets 111, Utah Jazz 115. The rating gap is 16 points in favor of the Jazz, and home court and rest add about 100 rating points for the Jazz on top of that.
Readings in this range leave plenty of room for the other side. About 34 times in 100 games like this, the Nets would win.
Recent form
The Nets are 0-1 this season and 1-4 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -16.4. The Jazz are 1-1 this season and 2-3 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -3.2.
The Nets were beaten 136-101 on the road by TOR not long ago.
The Jazz's best recent win was 147-101 at home against MEM.
The Jazz were beaten 131-107 on the road by LAL not long ago.
Injuries to watch
Out: Tyler Bilodeau (BKN), expected back Oct 25, 2026, Jusuf Nurkic (UTA), expected back Nov 4, 2026, and Trey Alexander (UTA), expected back Oct 25, 2026.
The season series
In our records of recent meetings, the Jazz lead 3-1, with the Jazz outscoring the Nets by an average of 3.8 points per game. The last meeting was BKN 109, UTA 99.