Pelicans vs Jazz Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 23, 2026)

Pelicans0-1 · 0-1 ATS

FINAL119 – 120

Jazz0-1 · 0-1 ATS

Final

New Orleans Pelicans 119Utah Jazz 120

Table of Contents

Top performers

UTA: Jackson J. 24 PTS, George K. 19 PTS, Hayes J. 17 PTS
NOP: Williamson Z. 23 PTS, Bey S. 20 PTS, Murray D. 16 PTS

Highlights

Full box score and play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Pre-game preview

NBA · Friday, October 23, 2026 · 9:30 PM ET

Team	Moneyline	Spread	Total
New Orleans Pelicans	+245	–	–
Utah Jazz	-312	–	–

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Pelicans vs Jazz preview

Utah is a slight favorite at -105 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the spread, with the total set at 238.5. The last meeting went to New Orleans, 156-137 at home on April 7, 2026. New Orleans is 0-1 straight up and 0-1 against the spread this season, and 1-9 straight up with a 2-8 ATS mark over its last 10. Utah is also 0-1 straight up and 0-1 ATS this season, with a 1-9 straight-up and 4-6 ATS record over its last 10. The head-to-head last 10 favors New Orleans 8-2 straight up and 3-0 ATS.

The most useful angle is Utah’s defense: the Jazz allow 126 points per game, ranked 30th, and also rank 30th in assists and threes allowed. New Orleans allows 120 points per game, ranked 24th. New Orleans ranks 7th in pace and Utah ranks 11th. Utah’s Jusuf Nurkic is out due to a right 2nd plantar plate tear. For prop research, Airious Bailey’s over 11.5 points has cleared in 10 of his last 10, and StatsBench projects 17.8.

Top Pelicans vs Jazz player props

Player	Prop	Best price	Last 10	Last 5	Projection
Airious Bailey UTA	Over 11.5 points	-109 DraftKings	100% (10/10)	100%	17.8
Saddiq Bey NOP	Over 11.5 points	-110 bet105	100% (10/10)	100%	18.4
Jaren Jackson Jr. UTA	Over 5.5 fg made	-170 Fanatics	100% (10/10)	100%	–
Derik Queen NOP	Over 13.5 points + rebounds	-114 prophetexchange	90% (9/10)	80%	23.7
Jeremiah Fears NOP	Over 6.5 rebounds + assists	-110 Fanatics	80% (8/10)	80%	9.4

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Pelicans vs Jazz odds by sportsbook

Book	NO spread	UTAH spread	NO ML	UTAH ML	Over	Under
Cloudbet	–	–	+245	-312	–	–

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Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Pelicans	0-1	0-1	1-0	0-1	0-0
Jazz	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Pelicans vs Jazz head-to-head

Pelicans are 8-2, 3-0 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Pelicans won 156-137 on April 7, 2026.

Date	Venue	Pelicans result	ATS	O/U
Apr 7, 26	Pelicans home	W 156-137	W -6.5	O 242.5
Feb 28, 26	Jazz home	W 115-105	W -5.5	U 244.5
Feb 26, 26	Jazz home	W 129-118	W -6.5	O 245.5
Mar 2, 25	Jazz home	W 128-121	–	–
Jan 20, 25	Pelicans home	W 123-119	–	–
Jan 17, 25	Pelicans home	W 136-123	–	–
Jan 23, 24	Pelicans home	W 153-124	–	–
Dec 28, 23	Pelicans home	W 112-105	–	–
Nov 27, 23	Jazz home	L 112-114	–	–
Nov 25, 23	Jazz home	L 100-105	–	–

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans: last 10 (1-9, 2-8 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 21, 26	vs IND	L 120-123	L +2.5	O 238.5
Apr 12, 26	@ MIN	L 126-132	L +3.5	O 239.5
Apr 10, 26	@ BOS	L 118-144	L +18.5	O 227.5
Apr 7, 26	vs UTAH	W 156-137	W -6.5	O 242.5
Apr 5, 26	vs ORL	L 108-112	W +6.5	U 236.5
Apr 3, 26	@ SAC	L 113-117	L -6.5	U 232.5
Apr 2, 26	@ POR	L 106-118	L +5.5	U 235.5
Mar 29, 26	vs HOU	L 102-134	L +5.5	O 226.5
Mar 27, 26	@ TOR	L 106-119	L +8.5	U 229.5
Mar 26, 26	@ DET	L 108-129	L +4.5	O 225.5

Utah Jazz: last 10 (1-9, 4-6 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 21, 26	@ MEM	L 103-123	L +1.5	U 240.5
Apr 12, 26	@ LAL	L 107-131	L +14.5	U 239.5
Apr 10, 26	vs MEM	W 147-101	W -4.5	O 247.5
Apr 7, 26	@ NO	L 137-156	L +6.5	O 242.5
Apr 5, 26	@ OKC	L 111-146	L +24.5	O 239.5
Apr 3, 26	@ HOU	L 106-140	L +18.5	O 231.5
Apr 1, 26	vs DEN	L 117-130	W +17.5	U 249.5
Mar 30, 26	vs CLE	L 113-122	W +16.5	U 242.5
Mar 28, 26	@ PHX	L 109-134	L +17.5	O 232.5
Mar 27, 26	@ DEN	L 129-135	W +19.5	O 247.5

Injury report

New Orleans Pelicans

Malik Dia (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way
Jaron Pierre Jr. (PG): Out, G League – Two-Way
Julian Reese (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way

Utah Jazz

Jusuf Nurkic (C): Out, Right 2nd Plantar Plate Tear
Trey Alexander (SG): Out, G League – Two-Way
Harrison Ingram (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

	Pelicans defense	Jazz defense
Points allowed per game	120 (24th of 30)	126 (30th of 30)
Rebounds allowed per game	45.2 (25th of 30)	44.3 (20th of 30)
Assists allowed per game	27.7 (26th of 30)	29.9 (30th of 30)
Threes allowed per game	14 (28th of 30)	15 (30th of 30)
Pace (possessions)	101.4 (7th)	100.4 (11th)