Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Utah Jazz (21-58) are on their way to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (25-54).

The Jazz faced off with the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 146-111 in their last game. Utah finished the contest having earned a 43.0% FG percentage (43 out of 100) and made 14 of 39 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 11 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 29 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 58.7% from the field on 54 of 92 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 40 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Oklahoma City grabbed 46 rebounds (8 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Oklahoma City finished 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. They also made 24 of 45 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 13 and the Thunder recorded 13 personal fouls.

Brice Sensabaugh is a player who played a role for the contest. Sensabaugh shot 57.9% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes. He played for 43 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He finished with 34 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Utah comes into this game with a mark of 21-58 for the season. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a team they commit 21.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 43.6 boards per game and has accounted for 2,323 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,004 of 2,905) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.1 pts per game (9th in basketball) while shooting 46.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jazz have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 30th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,423 surrendered for the season. The Jazz defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.4% (3,539 of 7,170) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 37.4% on three-point shots and they are 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (125.9).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 112-108 when they played the Magic. The Pelicans were able to corral 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Magic were called for 23 fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 36 attempts. They were able to knock down 28 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. With respect to 3-point attempts, New Orleans converted 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans went 35 for 84 from the field which had them at 41.7%. The Pelicans allowed the Magic to convert 40 out of 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.0% for the contest. They finished shooting 21.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 33 and ended up shooting 25 of 36 at the free throw line (69.4%). With respect to rebounding, New Orleans permitted Orlando to get 57 overall (16 offensive).

Saddiq Bey was important for the Pelicans for the contest. He converted 10 out of 24 in this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Bey tallied 32 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.

New Orleans has a mark of 25-54 so far this year. The Pelicans are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (24th in the league) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. New Orleans has tallied 9,073 points for the campaign (114.8 per contest) and they grab 43.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the NBA.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 23rd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.4. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (19th in the league). The New Orleans defense allows 34.9% on 3-point shots (1,115 of 3,195) and opponents are converting on 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 27.9 dimes and 45.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 24th and 25th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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