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Utah Jazz 120-119 New Orleans Pelicans: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Utah Jazz 0-1
120-119Final
New Orleans Pelicans 0-1
Salt Lake City

Our picks against the result

18 of 26 right

  • Winner Utah Jazz58% 120-119
  • First half Utah Jazz ahead53% 62-52 at half-time
  • Total points Above average 239 points · average 231.5
  • Utah Jazz points Above average 120 points · average 115.5
  • New Orleans Pelicans points Above average 119 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 239 points 221.5 over80% 231.5 over62% 241.5 under59%
  • Ace Bailey 6 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST PTS under 13.554% REB under 4.552% AST over 1.555%
  • Lauri Markkanen 16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST PTS under 26.568% REB over 6.551% AST under 2.568%
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST PTS under 19.563% REB under 5.553% AST over 1.555%
  • Zion Williamson 23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST PTS under 21.570% REB under 5.553% AST under 3.575%
  • Saddiq Bey 20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST PTS under 17.561% REB under 5.559% AST under 2.571%
  • Trey Murphy III 9 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST PTS under 21.575% REB under 5.561% AST under 3.566%

Game stats

Utah Jazz New Orleans Pelicans
  • 120 Points 119
  • 62 First half 52
  • 58 Second half 67

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans comes to the NBA regular season on Friday 23 October 2026, with our model backing a Utah Jazz win and seeing the total points above the league average.

Why this pick?

Our model takes the Utah Jazz to win, leaning on home court in Salt Lake City and a rating that has them slightly stronger than New Orleans. The Jazz are 0‑1 after a heavy loss in Memphis and are without Jusuf Nurkić, which is the clearest argument on the other side. Even so, the case for the pick clearly holds: the Pelicans are also 0‑1, rated slightly below Utah, and are missing Julian Reese, so the home edge stands. It is a narrow call, not one we would dress up as comfortable.

Total points: The model has the total above the league average: both teams sit near the top of the pace table and their games produce more points per possession than a typical one, while the absences on the injury report push expected scoring up as well.

Official injury report

Utah Jazz

  • Out Jusuf Nurkić (rotation regular)

New Orleans Pelicans

  • Out Julian Reese (key player)

The report of 23 Oct, 21:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Utah Jazz

  • L 103-123 at Memphis Grizzlies (A) 22 Oct

New Orleans Pelicans

  • L 120-123 vs Indiana Pacers (H) 22 Oct

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

UTANOP
Record 0-1 0-1
At home 0-0 0-1
On the road 0-1 0-0
Conference 14 of 14, Western Conference 9 of 14, Western Conference
Streak – –
Days of rest 1 1
Our team rating #23 of 30 #24 of 30
Pace #5 of 30 #7 of 30

Last meetings

  • 8 Apr 2026New Orleans Pelicans 156-137 Utah Jazz
  • 1 Mar 2026Utah Jazz 105-115 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 27 Feb 2026Utah Jazz 118-129 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 3 Mar 2025Utah Jazz 121-128 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 21 Jan 2025New Orleans Pelicans 123-119 Utah Jazz

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Salt Lake City

Questions and answers

What was the score of Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans?

Utah Jazz 120-119 New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA (Regular season) on Friday 23 October 2026, US date. It was 62-52 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans right?

Yes: our pick was Utah Jazz win, and Utah Jazz won. 18 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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