Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 2/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (18-38) are traveling to FedExForum on Friday where they will play the Memphis Grizzlies (20-33).

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-119 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 27 and the Trail Blazers racked up 23 personal fouls. They also knocked down 18 out of their 46 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Portland finished the contest at 75.8% from the free throw line by making 25 of their 33 tries. Moreover, Portland collected 52 rebounds (19 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Portland earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In reference to defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the floor on 46 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for this game while forcing 21 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Jazz converted 21 of 29 attempts for a rate of 72.4%. Utah walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (42 out of 87) and knocked down 14 of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Brice Sensabaugh is a player who was a factor in this contest. Sensabaugh finished the game at 42.1% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 36 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He recorded 28 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Utah enters this contest with a record of 18-38 for the campaign. They are averaging 118.3 points per contest (6th in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 35.0% on shots from distance (725 of 2,069) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,684 assists for the season, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 22.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists with 1,697 conceded this year. The Jazz are allowing a FG percentage of 48.8% (2,496 of 5,118) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (125.9).

When they last played, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 122-116 against the Nuggets. The Grizzlies snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Nuggets committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 81.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Memphis buried 15 of their 39 attempts (38.5%). Overall, the Grizzlies shot 42 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. The Grizzlies permitted the Nuggets to convert 43 of 81 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1% in this matchup. They finished shooting 45.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 22 and finished the game at 26 out of 32 from the free throw line (81.3%). In regard to how they rebounded, Memphis allowed Denver to collect 46 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

GG Jackson II pitched in for the Grizzlies in the matchup. He converted 6 of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Jackson II totaled 21 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes in the game.

Memphis has a record of 20-33 so far this year. As an offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which is 26th in the league. Memphis has scored 6,109 points on the season (115.3 per contest) and they pull in 45.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.7 times per contest (6th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.2 times per contest. The Grizzlies are committing 20.1 fouls per contest and they hit 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.5. They have forced 14.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Memphis defense concedes 36.1% on shots from distance (759 of 2,101) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.1 assists and 45.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 19th and 23rd in the NBA.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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