Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (1-1) welcome the Phoenix Suns (1-2) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Suns faced off with the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 133-111 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 29 and the Nuggets had 23 fouls. They also made 9 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Denver finished shooting 90.5% from the charity stripe by burying 38 of their 42 tries. Additionally, Denver snagged 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Denver recorded 31 dimes and had 14 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 43 out of 84 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 40 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Suns buried 18 of 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 out of 88) and converted 17 of their 50 shots from beyond the arc.

Devin Booker is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He accounted for 31 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. Booker finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

Get all of our NBA Betting Picks

Phoenix heads into this game with a record of 1-2 on the year. They currently have an average of 111.0 points per game (25th in the league) while shooting 44.0% from the floor. The Suns are connecting on 32.8% from downtown (43 of 131) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 70 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 18.0 times per game and as a group they commit 26.3 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Suns are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They currently rank 30th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 87 relinquished for the campaign. The Suns are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 53.1% (135 of 254) and they relinquish 41.7 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 40.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (126.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 105-104 when they faced the Kings. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Sacramento to get 48 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 43.8% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 32 and finished the game at 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Jazz permitted the Kings to bury 40 of their 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.2% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Jazz went 38 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Utah converted 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. The Kings had 18 fouls for this game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Jazz snagged 38 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the game.

Lauri Markkanen pitched in for the Jazz for this contest. He made 12 of 23 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Markkanen accumulated 33 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Utah has a win-loss record of 1-1 for the year. The Jazz commit 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 83.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 31.5 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 16.5 times per contest. Utah has earned 233 pts for the season (116.5 per contest) and they pull down 48.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the NBA.

The Utah defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (28 of 77) and opponents are making 75.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.5 assists and 35.5 boards every game, which ranks them 14th and 2nd in the league. The Jazz are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 106.5. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (12th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Get NBA picks on every single game, or if you want our very best bets by the experts, sign up for your free $60 account with a guarantee.