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Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies Final — October 21, 2026

Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
103
Top scorer Lauri Markkanen42 games
FINAL
Memphis Grizzlies logo
Memphis Grizzlies
123
Top scorer Ty Jerome15 games
Wednesday, October 21 · 8:10 PM ET
UTAHOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)MEM
21st111.8
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
110.924th
9th117.6
PPG
114.622nd
UTAHDefenseMEM
30th120.3
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
116.223rd
30th126.0
Opp PPG
120.927th
UTAHTeamMEM
27th−8.5
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
−5.323rd
UTAHLast 10 gamesMEM
+10+10+10+10+10+3+3+3+3+3
Game by game
+4+4+4+19+19+18+18+19+19+18
10-0
Last 10
10-0
+65
Net points
+142
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
UTAHRest & travelMEM
5 days
Days of rest
5 days
1,248 mi2,009 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
UTAHKey injuriesMEM
None listed
Players out or limited
Isaiah Stewart CDay-to-day
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 21, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Jazz visited the Grizzlies on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Jazz scored 117.6 points per game (9th of 30) and allowed 126.0 (30th). The Grizzlies scored 114.6 points per game (22nd of 30) and allowed 120.9 (27th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Jazz 111.8 (21st), Grizzlies 110.9 (24th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Jazz 120.3 (30th), Grizzlies 116.2 (23rd). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Jazz −8.5 (27th), Grizzlies −5.3 (23rd). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Grizzlies closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Jazz. The spread opened with Jazz favored by 1.5. The total closed at 241.5, down from 242.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Jazz +105, Grizzlies -125) prices the Jazz at 47% and the Grizzlies at 53%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Utah Jazz 103, Memphis Grizzlies 123

Memphis Grizzlies won by 20.

  • Against the closing spread (Memphis Grizzlies -1.5): Memphis Grizzlies covered.
  • Combined score 226 vs the closing total of 241.5: Under.
  • Memphis Grizzlies closed at -125 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped
OpenGrizzlies +1.5 (-106)
Jazz -1.5 (-115)
CloseGrizzlies -1.5 (-115)
Jazz +1.5 (-108)
Totaldown 1
Open242.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close241.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenJazz -130 54%
Grizzlies +105 46%
CloseJazz +105 47%
Grizzlies -125 53%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Utah Jazz logo
Jazz
42 games · Lauri Markkanen
  • Points per game26.711th
  • Rebounds per game6.947th
  • Assists per game2.1186th
  • Minutes per game34.4
54 games · Keyonte George
  • Points per game23.622nd
  • Rebounds per game3.7190th
  • Assists per game6.122nd
  • Minutes per game33.1
Memphis Grizzlies logo
Grizzlies
15 games · Ty Jerome
  • Points per game19.7
  • Rebounds per game2.8
  • Assists per game5.7
  • Minutes per game22.6
57 games · Jerami Grant
  • Points per game18.654th
  • Rebounds per game3.5209th
  • Assists per game2.1185th
  • Minutes per game29.7

2025-26 regular-season per-game averages, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 389 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Jazz won 7 and the Grizzlies 9.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 10, 2026Grizzlies 101, Jazz 147
Jazz won

Apr 10, 2026Grizzlies 101, Jazz 147
Jazz won

Feb 20, 2026Jazz 114, Grizzlies 123
Grizzlies won

Dec 23, 2025Grizzlies 137, Jazz 128
Grizzlies won

Dec 12, 2025Jazz 130, Grizzlies 126
Jazz won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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Memphis Grizzlies

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