Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Utah Jazz (1-11) are hitting the road to Toyota Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (9-3).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and took a loss by a final of 123-108 in their last game. Utah wrapped up the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (33 of 81) and made 14 out of their 44 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 28 of their 34 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 47.1% from the field on 41 out of 87 shooting. Orlando doled out 24 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, Orlando snagged 45 rebounds (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Orlando went 82.1% from the charity stripe by making 23 of their 28 shots. They also made 18 out of their 46 attempts from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 23 and the Magic finished the game with 28 fouls.

Darryn Peterson is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. Peterson shot 36.8% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists. He played for 33 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He scored 22 points on 7 of 19 shooting.

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Utah steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 1-11 for the season. They average 106.6 pts per game (29th in the league) while going 43.3% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 32.7% from downtown (142 of 434) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is collecting 44.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 292 dimes this year, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 23.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 24.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (118.1). The Jazz defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (473 of 1,050) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 6th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 271 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 115-108 against the Warriors. The Rockets pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Warriors had 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 73.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Houston made 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Rockets went 44 for 87 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. The Rockets allowed the Warriors to convert 36 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range via 17 of 51 and finished the contest at 19 of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). In reference to how they rebounded, Houston allowed Golden State to snag 48 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Kevin Durant ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for this contest. Durant totaled 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 5 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in the game for a rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 9-3 for the year. The Rockets are committing 19.8 fouls every game and they shoot 81.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.9 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.0 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 1,385 pts on the campaign (115.4 per contest) and they snag 44.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.5. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (12th in the league). The Houston defense surrenders 31.5% on 3-pointers (145 of 460) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.7 assists and 40.7 boards every game, which is ranked 4th and 3rd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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