Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Oklahoma City Thunder (35-15) are traveling to Delta Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Utah Jazz (25-26).

The Thunder took the court against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 135-127 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 15 while the Raptors totaled 16 fouls. They made 14 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. Toronto went 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 attempts. In addition, Toronto collected 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Toronto doled out 38 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 48 out of 101 shooting. They also dished out 40 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 45 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Thunder converted 8 of their 8 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (52 of 110) and converted 23 of 63 three-point shots.

Josh Giddey is a guy who played a role in this game. Giddey walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and totaled 6 boards. He ended up scoring 24 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 35-15 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.6 fouls every game. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,365 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are shooting 38.9% on three-point attempts (659 of 1,692) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.8 points per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 50.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They rank 20th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,341 conceded for the year. The Thunder defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (2,007 of 4,477) and they concede 45.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in the league in opponents points per game (112.8).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 123-108 when they faced the Bucks. The Jazz were able to corral 40 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 52 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. The Bucks had 21 fouls in the game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Utah buried 17 out of their 44 attempts (38.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz ended up going 43 out of 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3%. The Jazz permitted the Bucks to bury 39 of 84 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.4% for the matchup. They finished 36.6% from 3-point land by going 15 of 41 and finished the game at 15 out of 25 from the free throw line (60.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, Utah allowed Milwaukee to grab 32 in total (7 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen ended up being a factor for the Jazz for this game. He knocked down 8 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 3 rebounds. Markkanen racked up 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for the contest.

Utah has a mark of 25-26 on the year. The Jazz commit 19.4 fouls per game and they connect on 82.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.4 times per game (7th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.8 times per game. Utah has 6,005 pts so far this year (117.7 per contest) and they average 46.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 19th in basketball.

The Utah defense concedes 38.1% from downtown (721 of 1,892) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 29.1 assists and 42.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 7th in basketball. The Jazz are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 119.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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