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Jazz vs. Pelicans prediction and picks, November 4, 2026

Utah Jazz (1-7) at New Orleans Pelicans (4-4), , Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, Pelicans.com, KJZZ-TV.

Utah Jazz logoUtah Jazz1-7New Orleans Pelicans logoNew Orleans Pelicans4-4
Utah Jazz logoJazz 113Final120 PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans logo

On the board since November 4, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 5, 8:06 AM ET

Our Jazz-Pelicans selections

  • SpreadPelicans -5.5 −110Model 55.2% vs 52.4% to break evenSlim edge +2.8Posted · Won+0.91u · CLV 0.0
  • TotalOver 234.5 −115Model 54.9% vs 53.5% to break evenSlim edge +1.4Posted · Lost−1.00u · CLV −3.0
  • MoneylinePelicans to win −217Model 70.0% vs 68.5% to break evenSlim edge +1.5Posted · Won+0.46u
DraftKings market line compared with the model's fair line
MarketOpenNowModel fairModel minus market
Pelicans spread−5.5−5.5−7.3−1.8
Total points235.5231.5236.7+5.2

Final score for each quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Utah Jazz logoJazz241343249113
New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans2418283416120

Player injuries

Utah Jazz logoJazz injuries

  • Out Jusuf Nurkic C · foot · expected return Nov 13
  • Out Jaren Jackson Jr. F · knee · expected return Dec 14
  • Out Trey Alexander G · knee · expected return Nov 6

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans injuries

  • Out Trey Murphy III F · knee · expected return Nov 6
  • Out Yves Missi C · knee · expected return Nov 8

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 5 PDF.

Stats for each team this season

Per gameUTAHNO
Points107.8 27th121.6 3rd
Rebounds46.6 9th44.9 11th
Assists24.6 26th25.4 22nd
Field goal42.9% 27th48.7% 4th
3-point31.5% 27th31.7% 26th
Free throw75.8% 21st82.4% 2nd
Turnovers17.4 26th17.4 25th
Possessions104.5 10th109.1 1st

League rank shows in small print (8 and 8 games played). The better side in each comparison is set in bold.

A snapshot of the standings

UTAHNO
Conference rank14th West10th West
Record1-74-4
Games back5.52.5
Home / road1-4 / 0-33-2 / 1-2
Last 10, streak1-7, L64-4, W4
Point differential−11.2+2.4
Projected wins23.636.2
Playoff chance1.1%23.6%

NBA standings

Projections come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining season; the full table appears on NBA futures.

Leaders of the season

Utah Jazz logoJazz leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Keyonte GeorgeG832.422.04.05.945.732.777.4
Lauri MarkkanenF730.417.16.62.138.736.284.4
Jaren Jackson Jr.outF426.016.25.02.050.035.776.2
Darryn PetersonG830.212.64.03.835.432.486.4
Ace BaileyG830.612.57.22.045.224.471.4

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Zion WilliamsonF833.021.55.12.660.842.976.3
Dejounte MurrayG534.818.26.25.647.822.295.5
Saddiq BeyF826.516.43.91.951.136.886.2
Trey Murphy IIIoutF733.014.94.63.445.538.582.6
Jeremiah FearsG828.013.64.54.540.624.278.9

Expected starters and team rosters

Utah Jazz logoJazz starters

  1. F Lauri Markkanen
  2. C Jaxson Hayes
  3. G Keyonte George
  4. G Ace Bailey
  5. G Darryn Peterson
Full Jazz roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
15Trey AlexanderG6' 5"23
19Ace BaileyG6' 9"20
44Mo BambaC7' 0"28
13Tony BradleyC6' 10"28
4Kobe BufkinG6' 4"23
8Isaiah CollierG6' 4"22
2Kyle FilipowskiF6' 11"22
3Keyonte GeorgeG6' 4"22
5Josh GreenG6' 6"25
11Jaxson HayesC7' 0"26
00Harrison IngramF6' 5"23
20Jaren Jackson Jr.F6' 10"27
23Lauri MarkkanenF7' 1"29
10Svi MykhailiukG6' 7"29
30Jusuf NurkicC6' 11"32
21Josh OkogieG6' 4"28
22Darryn PetersonG6' 5"19
28Brice SensabaughF6' 6"23

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans starters

  1. F Herbert Jones
  2. F Zion Williamson
  3. F Karlo Matkovic
  4. G Dejounte Murray
  5. G Jeremiah Fears

For each team, the starting five comes from its Nov 4 matchup. Confirmed lineups are posted roughly 30 minutes ahead of tipoff.

Full Pelicans roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
41Saddiq BeyF6' 8"27
8Malik DiaF6' 9"22
0Jeremiah FearsG6' 3"20
14AJ JohnsonG6' 5"21
2Herbert JonesF6' 7"28
6DeAndre JordanC6' 11"38
24Bennedict MathurinG6' 5"24
17Karlo MatkovicF6' 10"25
11Bryce McGowensG6' 6"23
21Yves MissiC6' 11"22
25Trey Murphy IIIF6' 8"26
5Dejounte MurrayG6' 4"30
10Jaron Pierre Jr.G6' 6"24
3Jordan PooleG6' 4"27
22Derik QueenC6' 9"21
13Julian ReeseF6' 9"23
9Trendon WatfordF6' 8"25
1Zion WilliamsonF6' 6"26

Last five games and season series

Meetings between the teams this season

  • Oct 23 Pelicans at Jazz, 119-120 (Jazz won)
  • Nov 4 Jazz at Pelicans, 113-120 (Pelicans won)

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Jazz 0, Pelicans 3
Points per game
Jazz 120.0, Pelicans 133.3
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Apr 7, 2026Regular seasonJazz at Pelicans137-156Pelicans by 19
Feb 28, 2026Regular seasonPelicans at Jazz115-105Pelicans by 10
Feb 26, 2026Regular seasonPelicans at Jazz129-118Pelicans by 11

Utah Jazz logoJazz last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4@ PelicansL 113-120+5.5L
Nov 2@ SpursL 97-119+16.5L
Oct 31vs Trail BlazersL 90-112+6.5L
Oct 28vs SpursL 111-117+13.5W
Oct 26vs GrizzliesL 105-110+1.5L

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4vs JazzW 120-113−5.5W
Nov 2@ GrizzliesW 135-134+5.5W
Oct 31vs HawksW 121-99+5.5W
Oct 29vs KingsW 132-120−6.5W
Oct 28vs NuggetsL 91-104+4.5L

Officials

Listed: Courtney Kirkland, J.B. DeRosa, Intae Hwang