Tip-Off: 7 PM CT
Location: Delta Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Spread: Thunder (-9.5)
Total: 236.5
Trends Against The Spread
| Thunder | at | Jazz |
| 12-11 (52%) | All | 12-10 (54%) |
| 6-6 (50%) on the road | Location | 9-3 (75%) at home |
| 12-11 (52%) as favorite | Status | 9-9 (50%) as underdog |
| 6-6 (50%) as road favorite | Location Status | 7-3 (70%) as home underdog |
| 1-0 (100%) | Head To Head | 0-1 (0%) |
Trends Against The Total
- Oklahoma City is 13-10 (56%) against the over on the season.
- Utah is 14-8 (63%) against the over on the season.
- The Thunder is 7-5 (58%) against the over on the road.
- The Jazz are 9-3 (75%) against the over at home.
Team Stats
| TEAM | PTS | PA | FG% | 3P% | REB | AST | TOV | STL | BLK | STRK | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 122.7 | 107.1 | 49.4 | 36.7 | 44.7 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 5.4 | W14 | 10-0 |
| UTA | 118.4 | 125.6 | 45.4 | 34.3 | 45.5 | 29.7 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 3.5 | L1 | 4-6 |
Injury Report
Thunder
- Branden Carlson (nasal fracture) is AVAILABLE.
- Alex Caruso (right quad contusion) is OUT.
- Luguentz Dort (strained right adductor) is OUT.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (left elbow bursitis) is OUT.
- Isaiah Hartenstein (strained right soleus) is OUT.
- Isaiah Joe (left knee soreness) is OUT.
- Thomas Sorber (right ACL surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Nikola Topic (surgical recovery) is OUT.
- Chris Youngblood (G League — two-way) is AVAILABLE.
Jazz
- Elijah Harkless (G League — two-way) is OUT.
- Walker Kessler (left shoulder injury recovery) is OUT.
- Lauri Markkanen (illness) is OUT.
- Georges Niang (fourth metatarsal stress reaction in left foot) is OUT.
- John Tonje (G League — two-way) is OUT.
Series History
OKC is 1-0 against Utah so far this season (0-0 at home, 1-0 on the road).
Why the Thunder Will Cover (-9)
This is as low a spread as OKC has had in quite some time, and it’s not because of a tough opponent. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is set to miss his first game of the season with elbow bursitis, and the Thunder is also without Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso, and Isaiah Joe. That’s a pretty lengthy list of key players. Still, OKC is as deep as they come, and this will allow Jalen Williams to run the show in a sense. Even with all the absences, I still think OKC wins by double digits.
Why the Game Will NOT Hit the Over (236.5)
I can understand why the point total is so high, considering OKC is missing so much, but it’s not like the Jazz have a high-powered offense or anything. Yes, they’re in the top half of the league in points per game, and Lauri Markannen is a great scorer, but he’s out with an illness, and the Thunder plays intense defense all the way down the depth chart. I think OKC wins big because of their ability to get stops, which tends to result in a lower scoring point total—at least lower than this line—so I’m taking the under.
Staff Picks
On the Season
| Name | Moneyline | Spread | Over/Under |
| Matt | 21-2 | 14-8 | 8-15 |
| Zack | 22-1 | 11-12 | 11-12 |
| Craig | 22-1 | 10-12-1 | 7-16 |