Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (4-16) are on their way to Paycom Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (15-5).

The Jazz faced the Lakers and took a loss by a score of 105-104 in their last contest. Utah ended the game having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (40 of 79) and converted 14 out of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 10 of 16 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 44 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about defending, Utah allowed 44.3% from the floor on 39 of 88 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 23 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Los Angeles had 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 25 tries. They made 7 of 33 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Jazz ended up walking away with 19 while the Lakers recorded 18 personal fouls.

Lauri Markkanen is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Markkanen ended up going 47.1% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Utah comes into this one with a record of 4-16 on the season. They turn it over 18.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 44.6 boards per game and has accounted for 485 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are shooting 34.1% on 3-pointers (254 of 745) and 78.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.4 pts per game (24th in the league) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 26th in basketball in opponents PPG (117.9). The Jazz defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (864 of 1,806) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 559 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Thunder took a loss by a final score of 119-116 against the Rockets. In regard to how they rebounded, Oklahoma City permitted Houston to collect 51 overall (15 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.1% from downtown by going 13 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 30 of 39 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Thunder permitted the Rockets to knock down 38 of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3% in this game. Overall, the Thunder shot 42 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.7%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Oklahoma City buried 13 of their 39 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. The Rockets earned 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Thunder earned 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 32 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 8 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 15-5 for the season. The Thunder commit 21.2 fouls per game and they hit 80.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.4 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Oklahoma City has totaled 2,280 pts on the year (114.0 per game) and they average 43.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Thunder are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which is 20th in basketball.

The Thunder are ranked 2nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 104.0. They have forced 18.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (1st in the league). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point shots (254 of 752) and opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.4 assists and 49.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 30th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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