Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: DAZN

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+1.5)

The Utah Jazz (22-60 last season) are headed to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will meet the Memphis Grizzlies (25-57 last year). Memphis opens this matchup as 1.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 241.5.

The Jazz took the court against the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 131-107 in their last contest. Utah ended the game having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (41 of 94) and converted 7 out of their 34 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 18 of 27 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the field on 51 out of 93 shooting. Los Angeles dished out 24 assists and had 3 steals in the game. In addition, Los Angeles collected 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Los Angeles finished the contest at 82.4% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 17 shots. They buried 15 of 34 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 24 while the Lakers racked up 21 personal fouls.

Oscar Tshiebwe is a player who played a role in this game. Tshiebwe shot 70.6% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also grabbed 17 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 12 of 17 shooting.

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Utah heads into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 22-60 last year. They gave up possession 15.5 times per game and as a squad committed 21.1 fouls per contest. As a group, Utah pulled in 43.8 rebounds per game and earned 2,429 assists over the course of last year, which was 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz connected on 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (1,036 of 3,006) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 117.6 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz were able to force their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They were ranked 30th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,519 surrendered last season. The Jazz defense gave up a field goal percentage of 49.4% (3,692 of 7,478) and they surrendered 45.7 boards per contest as a group. They gave up 37.2% on 3-point shots and they were 30th in the league in PPG allowed (126.0).

In their last game, the Grizzlies took a defeat by a final score of 132-101 against the Rockets. The Grizzlies corralled 41 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 57 for this contest. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Rockets earned 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 100.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, Memphis made 13 out of their 49 tries (26.5%). Overall, the Grizzlies finished 39 for 95 from the field which had them sitting at 41.1%. The Grizzlies permitted the Rockets to make 48 out of 105 tries from the floor which left them shooting 45.7% in the game. They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land via 14 out of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Memphis permitted Houston to collect 42 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Dariq Whitehead ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in this matchup. Whitehead accumulated 26 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 11 of 21 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Memphis had a record of 25-57 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Grizzlies hit 45.6% from the field, which had them ranked 27th in the league. Memphis scored 9,403 points last year (114.7 per contest) and they averaged 42.1 rebounds per contest. They dished out assists 27.8 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Grizzlies committed 20.5 fouls per game and they shot 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court were 26th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.7. They were able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 48.5% from the floor (25th in basketball). The Memphis defense conceded 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,151 of 3,162) and their opponents made 77.5% of their foul shots. They gave up 28.2 assists and 46.8 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 26th and 29th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah (+1.5)

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