NBA

New Orleans 129, at Utah 118

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 PTS

New Orleans Pelicans

26-56 · L2 · #21 (1171 ELO +23)

37 41 25 26 129

Utah Jazz

22-60 · L1 · #27 (1001 ELO -23)

38 23 27 30 118

Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,186

Officials: Karl Lane, Gediminas Petraitis, Michael Smith

Bey’s 42 Points Lead Pelicans Past Jazz in High-Scoring Road Victory

SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Saddiq Bey erupted for a season-high 42 points and the New Orleans Pelicans rode a dominant second-quarter surge to a 129-118 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at Delta Center, opening a two-game set between the teams. The Pelicans, who began a six-game road trip, have now won three consecutive games and five of their last seven, improving their record to 18-42. The Jazz fell to 18-41. The teams will meet again in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Bey was the engine of the New Orleans offense, shooting 14 of 20 from the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Saddiq Bey NOP 34m 42p 5r 7a
Zion Williamson NOP 33m 20p 4r 4a 1b
Dejounte Murray NOP 26m 17p 3r 9a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability NOP 52.6%

Spread NOP -3

Projected Score NOP 126 UTA 118

Money Line UTA +145/NOP -170

Over/Under 238.5 (Over)