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Utah Jazz at Brooklyn Nets: preview and Win Meter

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The Win Meter favors the Nets at home against the Jazz on Wednesday, January 6, at about 62%. That is a real edge, but the Jazz are far from out of it.

How the Win Meter reads

The Win Meter reads the Nets 62%, with a projected score of Utah Jazz 112, Brooklyn Nets 115. The rating gap is 16 points in favor of the Jazz, and home court and rest add about 100 rating points for the Nets on top of that.

Readings in this range leave plenty of room for the other side. About 38 times in 100 games like this, the Jazz would win.

Recent form

The Jazz are 1-1 this season and 2-3 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -3.2. The Nets are 0-1 this season and 1-4 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -16.4.

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.

The Nets were beaten 136-101 on the road by TOR not long ago.

Injuries to watch

Out: Jusuf Nurkic (UTA), expected back Nov 4, 2026, Trey Alexander (UTA), expected back Oct 25, 2026, and Tyler Bilodeau (BKN), 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 3.7 points per game. The last meeting was BKN 109, UTA 99.

Last five games

Oldest to newest. Tap a result for the score.

Jazz2-3, -3.2 avg margin
Nets1-4, -16.4 avg margin

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Keys to the game

  • Health: 3 players are listed as out, so watch who steps into the rotation.
  • Home court is worth about three and a half points in our model, which helps the Nets.

Recent meetings

  • Jan 30: BKN 109, UTA 99
  • Dec 4: UTA 123, BKN 110
  • Jan 12: BKN 111, UTA 112
  • Dec 21: UTA 105, BKN 94

Injury report

Utah Jazz
  • Jusuf Nurkic Out · back Nov 4
  • Trey Alexander Out · back Oct 25
Brooklyn Nets
  • Tyler Bilodeau Out · back Oct 25

Win Meter

38%
62%
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Projected score: Jazz 112, Nets 115

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Win Meter lab

The reading comes from the rating gap plus a bonus for home court and rest. Slide the bonus to see how much it matters.

38%
62%
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Matchup at a glance

UTABKN
Record1-10-1
Last 5LWLLWWLLLL
Points per game111.5103
Allowed per game121110
Days of rest––
Rating13251309

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