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Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz Final — October 26, 2026

Memphis Grizzlies

110

Top scorer Ty Jerome15 games

FINAL

Utah Jazz

105

Top scorer Lauri Markkanen42 games

Monday, October 26 · 9:10 PM ET

MEMOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)UTAH

24th110.9

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

111.821st

22nd114.6

PPG

117.69th

MEMDefenseUTAH

23rd116.2

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

120.330th

27th120.9

Opp PPG

126.030th

MEMTeamUTAH

23rd−5.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−8.527th

MEMLast 10 gamesUTAH

Game by game

10-0

Last 10

2-8

+78

Net points

-70

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MEMRest & travelUTAH

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

1 dayback-to-back

1,248 mi2,009 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MEMKey injuriesUTAH

Zach Edey COut

Players out or limited

Jusuf Nurkic COut

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.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Grizzlies visited the Jazz on Monday, October 26 at 9:10 PM ET.

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

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 110.9 (24th), Jazz 111.8 (21st). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 116.2 (23rd), Jazz 120.3 (30th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Grizzlies −5.3 (23rd), Jazz −8.5 (27th). 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 road favorites, with the Jazz getting the points at home. The spread opened with Jazz favored by 1.5. The total closed at 237.5, down from 238.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Grizzlies -119, Jazz -100) prices the Grizzlies at 52% and the Jazz at 48%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Memphis Grizzlies 110, Utah Jazz 105

Memphis Grizzlies won by 5.

Against the closing spread (Utah Jazz +1.5): Memphis Grizzlies covered.
Combined score 215 vs the closing total of 237.5: Under.
Memphis Grizzlies closed at -119 on the moneyline (a 52% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped

OpenJazz -1.5 (-110)
Grizzlies +1.5 (-110)

CloseJazz +1.5 (-114)
Grizzlies -1.5 (-105)

Totaldown 1

Open238.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close237.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenGrizzlies -100 48%
Jazz -120 52%

CloseGrizzlies -119 52%
Jazz -100 48%

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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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

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 game2.1186th
Minutes per game29.7

Jazz

42 games · Lauri Markkanen

Points per game26.711th
Rebounds per game6.947th
Assists per game2.1187th
Minutes per game34.4

54 games · Keyonte George

Points per game23.622nd
Rebounds per game3.7190th
Assists per game6.122nd
Minutes per game33.1

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 22 times since 2022: the Grizzlies won 15 and the Jazz 7.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Oct 21, 2026	Jazz 103, Grizzlies 123 Grizzlies won
Oct 21, 2026	Jazz 103, Grizzlies 123 Grizzlies won
Oct 21, 2026	Jazz 103, Grizzlies 123 Grizzlies won
Oct 21, 2026	Jazz 103, Grizzlies 123 Grizzlies won
Oct 21, 2026	Jazz 103, Grizzlies 123 Grizzlies won

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

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