New Orleans Pelicans vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction 11/26/25 NBA Picks Today

The Memphis Grizzlies invade the Smoothie King Center to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

The Memphis Grizzlies have been in a slump as they’ve lost 10 of their past 13 games, but they were building some momentum with two wins in a row before they got stopped by the Nuggets in a 125-115 loss on Monday. Jock Landale led the team in scoring with 26 points and 10 rebounds on 10 of 18 shooting off the bench, Jaylen Wells added 22 points, Cam Spencer added 18 points while Jaren Jackson Jr contributed 16 points with six rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Grizzlies shot 46 percent from the field and 16 of 47 from the 3-point line but they leaked 35 points in the second quarter to fall behind by double digits and they never looked threatening after the deficit ballooned to 17 points in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans have really struggled to get anything going this season as they’ve lost 15 of their first 18 games, but they will be feeling much better after they snapped an ugly nine-game losing streak with a 143-130 win over the Bulls on Monday. Zion Williamson led the team with 29 points, Trey Murphy III and Saddiq Bey each had 20 points while Jose Alverado chipped in with 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists off the bench. As a team, the Pelicans shot 51 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 74 points in the first half and just never took their foot off the gas with points coming from the starters and the bench. In fact, the Pelicans used nine players and eight of them finished in double figures in scoring.

The Grizzlies are still missing Brandon Clarke, Ja Morant and Ty Jerome with Zach Edey listed as questionable, while the Pelicans have ruled out Jordan Poole, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray and Karlo Matkovic. The Grizzlies could do with a win after dropping a tough game in their last outing against the Nuggets despite big games from role players like Jock Landale and Cam Spencer, but now they’re up against a Peliacns team who were ice-cold before they took down the Bulls on Monday in a game where they looked like a completely different team. You couldn’t back either side with any confidence at the moment, but the Pelicans are slowly getting players back and they looked terrific in their big win over the Trail Blazers, so I will take the Pelicans to pull off the minor upset at home in this spot.