Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, February 23, 2026

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Peacock

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (34-21) will play the Utah Jazz (18-39) on Monday.

The Jazz faced off with the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 123-114 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Jazz finished with 24 and the Grizzlies accumulated 16 fouls. They made 12 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Memphis finished shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by burying 21 of their 33 shots. In addition, Memphis collected 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Memphis earned 29 assists and had 15 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 45 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 9 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 56.3%. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and knocked down 13 of 34 three-point shots.

Isaiah Collier is a guy who came through for the contest. He notched 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 25 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. Collier finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Utah will enter this contest with a mark of 18-39 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 22.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is pulling down 44.4 boards per game and has earned 1,712 assists on the year, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are connecting on 35.1% on shots from downtown (738 of 2,103) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.2 pts per contest (7th in basketball) while connecting on 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,726 relinquished on the season. The Jazz defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.8% (2,541 of 5,210) and they concede 44.9 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 37.1% on 3-point shots and they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (125.9).

The last time they took the court, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 108-106 when they faced the Knicks. The Rockets were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the game. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Knicks committed 19 fouls in the game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Houston made 12 of 31 attempts (38.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Rockets ended up shooting 38 for 80 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. The Rockets allowed the Knicks to convert 42 out of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this matchup. They finished 38.5% from three-point range by going 10 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Houston allowed New York to grab 29 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Durant was important for the Rockets in this matchup. He made 10 of 26 in this game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Durant had 30 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this game.

Houston has a mark of 34-21 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 12th in basketball. Houston has 6,287 pts on the campaign (114.3 per game) and they collect 48.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. The Rockets have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (674 of 1,930) and opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.5 dimes and 39.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 2nd and 2nd in the league. The Rockets are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per game with 109.4. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (6th in basketball).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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