Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Comes Out of All-Star Break as Heavy Road Favorite Against Jazz

Tip-Off: 8:30 PM CT

Location: Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Spread: Thunder (-14.5)

Total: 236.5

Trends Against The Spread

Thunder	at	Jazz
35-20 (63%)	All	28-26 (51%)
14-12 (53%) on the road	Location	13-12 (52%) at home
34-19 (64%) as favorite	Status	28-25 (52%) as underdog or pick
13-11 (54%) as road favorite	Location Status	13-11 (54%) as home underdog
1-1 (50%)	Head To Head	1-1 (50%)

Trends Against The Total

• Oklahoma City is 28-26-1 (51%) against the over on the season.
• Utah is 32-22 (59%) against the over on the season.
• The Thunder is 11-14-1 (44%) against the over on the road.
• The Jazz are 13-12 (52%) against the over at home.

Team Stats

TEAM	PTS	PA	FG%	3P%	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	STRK	L10
OKC	118.2	104.7	47.6	36.0	44.5	26.2	12.0	11.1	5.6	W7	8-2
UTA	111.4	108.2	46.1	38.0	44.1	25.2	15.2	7.9	5.0	L2	6-4

Injury Report

Thunder

• Ajay Mitchell (sprained right great toe) is OUT.
• Nikola Topic (left knee surgery) is OUT.

Jazz

• Elijah Harkless (G League — two-way) is OUT.
• Taylor Hendricks (fractured right fibula) is OUT.
• KJ Martin (return to competition conditioning) is QUESTIONABLE.
• Micah Potter (G League — two-way) is OUT.
• Collin Sexton (sprained left ankle) is OUT.
• Oscar Tshiebwe (G League — two-way) is OUT.

Series History

So far this season, the Thunder is 2-0 against the Jazz (2-0 at home, 0-0 on the road). OKC has defeated Utah in 8 of the last 9 meetings.

Why the Thunder Will Cover (-14.5)

OKC comes out of the All-Star Break with the cleanest bill of health they’ve had all season. Based on how they were blowing teams out heading into the break, I think they will continue that trend against a Utah Jazz squad that has lost by 15+ fifteen times this season.

Why the Game Will NOT Hit the Over (236.5)

Whether this game is close or not, I don’t see Utah scoring their average of 112.3 points per game because of OKC’s staunch defense. The Thunder could blow the Jazz out by enough to force the over, but I’m taking my chances with the under.

Staff Picks

On the Season

Name	Moneyline	Spread	Over/Under
Matt	38-15	30-22-1	22-30-1
Zack	44-11	38-17	28-27
Craig	42-11	35-16-2	25-27-1