Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+13)

The Utah Jazz (7-15) are en route to Paycom Center on Monday where they will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-7). Utah is 13-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 228.

The Jazz faced the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 117-103 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Jazz finished with 17 while the Clippers finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 15 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished the game at 76.2% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 40 boards (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 10 blocks. Los Angeles dished out 23 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the field on 43 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz buried 18 of their 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Utah wrapped up the game with a 45.2% FG percentage (38 out of 84) and knocked down 9 of their 31 3-pointers.

John Collins is a guy who came through in this contest. He racked up 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also snagged 13 rebounds. Collins finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Utah steps onto the court with a record of 7-15 this season. They currently have an average of 111.0 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while shooting 44.5% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 35.0% on three-point attempts (291 of 831) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 46.8 boards per contest and has 577 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 17.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 611 surrendered for the year. The Jazz defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (975 of 2,000) and they concede 42.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.2% on 3-point shots and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (119.7).

For their last game, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 138-136 against the Warriors. The Thunder collected 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 17 steals for the matchup. The Warriors were called for 28 personal fouls for the game which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 36 shots. They were able to knock down 31 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.1%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma City converted 5 of 29 tries (17.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Thunder finished 51 for 98 from the floor which had them at 52.0%. The Thunder allowed the Warriors to convert 49 out of their 104 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this game. They shot 39.6% from three-point range by shooting 19 out of 48 and ended up shooting 19 of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). When talking about rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Golden State to snag 60 overall (24 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder in this matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 38 points in his 42 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes for the game. He made 15 out of 30 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 14-7 so far this year. The Thunder commit 20.3 fouls every game and they go 85.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per contest (24th in the league) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 2,514 pts for the campaign (119.7 per contest) and they average 41.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are shooting 49.0% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the NBA.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the league in PPG given up with 112.5. They have forced 16.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 35.4% from downtown (285 of 806) and opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.3 dimes and 47.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 18th and 29th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah (+13)

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