Utah Jazz (31-33) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (29-34)
March 5, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5; Over/Under: +239
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The Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder collide once again at the Paycom Center on Sunday night.
The Utah Jazz have been searching for form as they’ve split their last eight games and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting dismantled by the Thunder in a 130-103 road loss on Friday. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Kelly Olynyk added 15 points while Simone Fontecchio chipped in with 16 points off the bench. As a team, the Jazz shot 48 percent from the field and nine of 29 from the 3-point line as they struggled to find their rhythm early and trailed by 15 points going into halftime, before the Thunder finished with a flurry in the fourth quarter to make it a complete blowout. The Jazz had a terrible night protecting the ball as they finished with 25 turnovers compared to the Thunder who had just seven turnovers.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been in poor form as they’ve lost six of their last eight games overall, but they will be feeling a little better after arresting a five-game slide with a 130-103 home win over the Jazz on Friday. Aaron Wiggins led the team with 27 points on 12 of 16 shooting off the bench, Jalen Williams added 20 points, Luguentz Dort scored 19 points while Josh Giddey tallied 18 points with 13 assists. As a team, the Thunder shot 50 percent from the field and 17 of 43 from the 3-point line as they poured in 67 points in the first half to take the early double-digit lead, before they restricted the Jazz to just 19 points in the fourth quarter to earn the much-needed victory.
Looking at the betting trends, the Jazz are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five road games, 6-2 ATS in their last eight games following a loss of more than 10 points and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a loss. The Thunder are 37-18-2 ATS in their last 57 games against a team with a losing record and 1-3-2 ATS in their last six games overall.
Head to head, the under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall, the Jazz are 4-13-1 ATS in the last 18 meetings overall and the Jazz are 7-19-1 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Oklahoma City.
The Jazz have again ruled out Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton, while the Thunder are missing Kenrich Williams but they don’t have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the injury report. The Jazz have really been struggling for form lately and their confidence took a big hit after losing to the shorthanded Thunder on Friday. The Thunder could be bolstered if Gilgeous-Alexander returns, but even if he doesn’t, the Jazz are only 4-13-1 ATS in the last 18 meetings overall.
