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Utah Jazz (10-31) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7)
January 22, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder -17.5; Over/Under: 220.5
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The Utah Jazz travel to the Paycom Center to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Here’s a Thunder vs Jazz Prediction. This article will include a Thunder vs Jazz Pick.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz have been in terrible shape as they’ve lost 11 of their last 14 games overall and they will be hoping to avoid a fourth straight defeat after getting beaten by the Pelicans in a 123-119 overtime loss on Monday. Keyonte George led the team with 23 points and seven assists, Isaiah Collier added 20 points with 11 assists while Walker Kessler and Svi Mykhailiuk each scored 19 points. As a team, the Jazz shot just 39 percent from the field and 11 of 46 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 69 points in the first half to take an early 25-point lead. The Jazz allowed the Pelicans to hang around and it cost them in overtime where they managed just nine points to suffer arguably their worst defeat of the season.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been on a tear as they’ve won 15 of their last 17 games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after making light work of the struggling Nets in a 127-101 home win on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 27 points and 10 assists, Isaiah Joe drained eight 3-pointers to finish with 24 points while Jaylin Williams chipped in with 14 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. As a team, the Thunder shot 55 percent from the field and 19 of 43 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates and never looked in danger after outscoring the Nets by an impressive 39-19 in the first quarter. The only blemish from the dominant win was Luguentz Dort who shot zero of six to finish scoreless for the game.
Why the Oklahoma City Thunder will win
- The Jazz have lost each of their last 13 games against Western Conference opponents that held a winning record.
- The Thunder have won each of their last 13 home games against Jazz teams that held a losing record.
- The Thunder have covered the spread in each of their last seven games at Paycom Center.
- The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six road games after coming off overtime.
Why the Utah Jazz will win
- The Jazz have won three of their last five games as road underdogs when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Thunder have lost each of their last three games on the first leg of a back-to-back against the Jazz.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in eight of the Jazz’s last nine games.
- The Thunder have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last nine games at Paycom Center when playing with a rest advantage.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Jazz’s last nine night games against Western Conference opponents has gone OVER the total points line.
- Six of the Thunder’s last seven games have gone OVER the total points line.
Thunder vs Jazz Prediction
The Jazz are still missing a host of players including Cody Williams, Jordan Clarkson, and Johnny Juzang, while the Thunder are still missing Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. The Jazz must be so low on confidence after squandering a 25-point lead in a tough overtime loss to the Pelicans, while the Thunder just smashed the Nets by 24 points for their 15th win out of their last 17 games. The line was always going to be massive for this one, but it is still not high enough to sway me from taking the red-hot Thunder at home.