Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (1-1) welcome the Memphis Grizzlies (2-0) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 111-108 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Grizzlies left the arena with 30 and the Warriors racked up 27 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 41 shots from distance. Golden State finished shooting 89.7% at the charity stripe by burying 26 of 29 attempts. Moreover, Golden State snagged 41 boards (18 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Golden State distributed 23 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 41.0% from the field on 34 out of 83 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 16 of 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Memphis walked away from the game having earned a 46.5% FG percentage (40 out of 86) and made 15 of 39 3-pointers.

Ty Jerome is a guy who came through in this matchup. Jerome ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also earned 5 dimes. He played for 32 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Memphis steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-0 on the season. They turn it over 21.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 28.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Memphis is pulling down 51.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 50 dimes this year, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are shooting 38.4% from downtown (28 of 73) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.0 points per outing (12th in the league) while going 46.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 18.5 turnovers every game while drawing 25.0 fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 48 conceded for the campaign. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (69 of 158) and they concede 39.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 34.2% on three-point shots and they rank 5th in the league in opponents PPG (105.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz went home victorious with a score of 120-119 when they faced the Pelicans. The Jazz recorded 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Pelicans had 29 fouls for the contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.8%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Utah made 13 out of 35 tries (37.1%). When the game finished, the Jazz went 41 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.8%. The Jazz allowed the Pelicans to knock down 44 out of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this matchup. They shot 30.8% from beyond the arc by going 8 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Utah permitted New Orleans to get 37 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Jaren Jackson Jr. was important for the Jazz in this contest. Jackson had 24 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists for the matchup. He made 7 out of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 1-1 so far this season. The Jazz have committed 22.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.0 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 18.0 times per game. Utah has accounted for 223 pts so far this season (111.5 per game) and they pull in 40.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Jazz are shooting 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 121.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (26th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (21 of 60) and their opponents are making 81.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 20.5 dimes and 46.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 5th and 18th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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