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Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Jazz
Utah
119
vs
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Warriors
Golden State
116
UTA 37%63% GSW
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Golden State Warriors 63% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Warriors:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Warriors defense (113.9 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (125.0 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form. Warriors (32-31) in better form than Jazz (19-45)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: GSW 42% (−21)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: GSW 67% (+4)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: GSW 56% (−7)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: GSW 64% (+1)

Win probability movement

UTA home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement43%37%31%Feb 27Mar 9

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueDelta Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Warriors (away)
Jazz (home)
63%
Win probability
37%
1
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Jazz defeated the Warriors 119-116.

Our model predicted the Warriors would win with 63% confidence, but the Jazz won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Warriors and was a major factor: Warriors defense (113.9 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (125.0 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Jazz and was a notable factor: Jazz offense (117.7 PPG) outpaces Warriors (115.3 PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Warriors and was a notable factor: Warriors (32-31) in better form than Jazz (19-45)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Jazz won 119-116

Jazz won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Warriors at 63%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Golden State Warriors
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Utah Jazz
  • Recent FormFavors Golden State Warriors
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Utah Jazz
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

GSW
UTA
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours GSW|Favours UTA

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Warriors defense (113.9 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (125.0 Opp PPG)

Warriors

Offensive Efficiency

Jazz offense (117.7 PPG) outpaces Warriors (115.3 PPG)

Jazz

Recent Form

Warriors (32-31) in better form than Jazz (19-45)

Warriors

Turnover Differential

Jazz turnover differential (+0) vs Warriors (+0)

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/9/2026, 7:27:53 AM

Key Players

Warriors

Will RichardG
Brandon WilliamsG
LJ CryerG
Stephen CurryG
De'Anthony MeltonG

Jazz

Keyonte GeorgeG
Josh OkogieG
Trey AlexanderG
Darryn PetersonG
Tamar BatesG

Frequently Asked Questions

Jazz has a 37% win probability, while Warriors has a 63% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT.

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