Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans (3-4) will go up against the Utah Jazz (1-6) on Wednesday.

The Jazz played the Spurs and took a loss by a score of 119-97 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 17 and the Spurs totaled 23 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio went 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 30 attempts. In addition, San Antonio grabbed 53 rebounds (9 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 7 blocks. San Antonio distributed 27 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Utah allowed 46.2% from the field on 42 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled 53 with 17 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 17 of their 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. Utah ended the contest with a 35.4% FG percentage (34 out of 96) and converted 12 of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who was important in the game. Markkanen finished 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and collected 8 boards. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Utah will take the court with a record of 1-6 on the season. They average 107.0 points per game (26th in the NBA) while shooting 42.8% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 33.1% from downtown (82 of 248) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 46.3 boards per game and has racked up 173 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 22.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 25.0 fouls. They relinquish 37.2% on shots from downtown and they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.9). The Jazz defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (282 of 615) and they relinquish 45.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 135-134 against the Grizzlies. The Pelicans were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this contest. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Grizzlies earned 25 personal fouls for the contest which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 30 shots. They were able to convert 25 of them for a clip of 83.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, New Orleans converted 14 of 37 attempts (37.8%). In all, the Pelicans ended up going 48 for 101 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Pelicans allowed the Grizzlies to make 47 of their 91 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% for this game. They finished 45.0% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 40 and finished the game at 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Memphis to pull down 49 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Karlo Matkovic ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for the matchup. He made 9 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 69.2%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Matkovic racked up 25 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this game.

New Orleans has a record of 3-4 for the year. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are hitting on 49.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. New Orleans has earned 853 points for the season (121.9 per contest) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.7 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 17.1 times per contest. The Pelicans are committing 22.6 fouls per game and they go 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense allows 32.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (87 of 266) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 28.1 dimes and 43.3 boards per game, which ranks them 24th and 12th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG given up with 120.1. They are forcing their opponents into 17.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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