New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+5.5)

The Utah Jazz (22-60 last season) will play the New Orleans Pelicans (26-56 last year) at Delta Center on Friday. Utah opens this matchup as 5.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 241.5.

The Pelicans took the court against the Pacers and ended up losing by a score of 123-120 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 24 while the Pacers finished the game with 26 fouls. They made 9 out of their 30 shots from distance. Indiana finished the game shooting 69.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 29 attempts. Furthermore, Indiana collected 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Indiana distributed 29 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, New Orleans allowed 52.2% from the field on 47 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 34 of their 37 attempts for a rate of 91.9%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (38 of 89) and made 10 of 30 shots from distance.

Dejounte Murray is someone who was a factor in this matchup. Murray finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 7 assists. He played for 34 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 26-56 last season. They coughed up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a group committed 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans snagged 43.9 boards per contest and totaled 2,058 assists last season, which ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans shot 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (914 of 2,635) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 115.5 points per outing (16th in the league) while going 46.6% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Pelicans forced their opponents into 14.5 turnovers every game and they drew 20.2 fouls. They surrendered 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 24th in basketball in opponents PPG (120.0). The Pelicans defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (3,589 of 7,519) and they relinquished 45.8 boards per contest as a group. They were ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,307 conceded last year.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-103 when they faced the Grizzlies. Concerning rebounds, Utah permitted Memphis to collect 55 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.2% from distance by shooting 13 of 34 and finished the game at 22 of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Jazz permitted the Grizzlies to convert 44 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz finished shooting 35 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah made 11 out of 32 attempts (34.4%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a rate of 66.7%. The Grizzlies had 26 fouls for the contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 33 attempts. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Jazz were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the game.

Keyonte George pitched in for the Jazz for the matchup. He converted 7 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and earned 3 rebounds. George had 22 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this contest.

Utah had a mark of 22-60 last year. The Jazz committed 21.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 29.6 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turned the ball over 15.5 times per contest. Utah scored 9,642 pts last season (117.6 per contest) and they pulled down 43.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Jazz hit 46.7% from the field, which ranked them 17th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court were 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 126.0. They forced 14.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (28th in the league). The Utah defense gave up 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,255 of 3,372) and opponents made 77.7% of their foul shots. They conceded 30.7 assists and 45.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 30th and 24th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans (+5.5)

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