Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Oklahoma City Thunder (44-10) are headed to Delta Center on Friday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (13-41).

The Thunder faced the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 116-101 in their last contest. Oklahoma City ended the game having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (37 of 88) and converted 7 of 29 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 20 of 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 42.4% from the floor on 42 of 99 shooting. Minnesota distributed 28 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 54 rebounds (20 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 22 tries. They also knocked down 12 of 46 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 17 and the Timberwolves had 17 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a player who came through for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 28.6% from the floor and recorded 9 assists. He played for 34 minutes and collected 8 boards. He racked up 24 points on 6 of 21 shooting.

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Oklahoma City enters this one with a mark of 44-10 this season. They average 117.8 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while shooting 47.5% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 35.9% on shots from downtown (750 of 2,092) and 82.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling in 44.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,412 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Thunder are forcing 18.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They surrender 33.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 1st in the league in PPG from their opponents (104.9). The Thunder defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.1% (1,986 of 4,609) and they concede 45.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,305 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 120-116 when they played the Clippers. When discussing rebounding, Utah permitted Los Angeles to snag 43 in all (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 38 and ended up going 28 out of 36 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Jazz allowed the Clippers to make 39 of their 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.5% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Jazz shot 38 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 48.7%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Utah made 18 of 45 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. The Clippers committed 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They coughed it up 26 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Jazz recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup.

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a major contributor for the Jazz for the game. He buried 8 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds. Filipowski tallied 20 points in his 37 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Utah has a record of 13-41 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Jazz are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is 20th in basketball. Utah has accumulated 6,064 pts this season (112.3 per game) and they snag 45.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 17.6 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 19.4 fouls per game and they go 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (784 of 2,191) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 28.7 dimes and 42.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 6th in the league. The Jazz defensively are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 119.4. They are able to force 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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