Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Utah Jazz are hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Arena on Thursday.

The Thunder faced off with the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 136-125 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder finished with 22 while the Warriors accounted for 22 fouls. They converted 20 of their 47 tries from beyond the arc. Golden State finished the contest at 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 30 attempts. In addition, Golden State collected 54 boards (19 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 1 block. Golden State earned 25 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 49.5% from the floor on 47 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 26 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 74.3%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game with a 47.3% field goal percentage (44 out of 93) and knocked down 11 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up shooting 64.7% from the field and also totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 32 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Oklahoma City comes into this matchup with a record of 38-42 on the campaign. They are averaging 117.6 pts per game (5th in the NBA) on 46.6% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 35.6% from downtown (968 of 2,716) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is snagging 43.5 boards per contest and has 1,943 assists for the year, which ranks 20th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They are giving up 36.3% on three-point shots and they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.8). The Thunder defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,356 of 7,077) and they surrender 46.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,077 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 135-133 when they faced the Lakers. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Utah permitted Los Angeles to collect 45 in total (12 offensive). They finished 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 34 and finished the game at 27 out of 35 at the free throw line (77.1%). The Jazz allowed the Lakers to make 48 of their 97 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.5% for this game. Overall, the Jazz went 47 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 52.2%. When discussing 3-pointers, Utah converted 15 of 33 attempts (45.5%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.4%. The Lakers were called for 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Jazz corralled 35 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

Talen Horton-Tucker ended up being important for the Jazz for the contest. He converted 7 of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 4 rebounds. Horton recorded 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the game.

Utah has a mark of 36-43 this season. The Jazz are committing 20.5 fouls per contest and they go 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.4 times per game. Utah has scored 9,267 points on the campaign (117.3 per game) and they collect 45.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the league in points given up per game with 118.0. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (16th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 36.2% on shots from distance (975 of 2,694) and their opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.8 assists and 43.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 9th and 16th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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