Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7) are hosting the Utah Jazz (10-31) at Paycom Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced off with the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 123-119 in their last contest. Utah walked away from the game with a 39.6% FG percentage (42 of 106) and buried 11 out of their 46 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Jazz made 24 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 63 with 19 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 41 of 92 shooting. New Orleans recorded 28 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Moreover, New Orleans collected 45 rebounds (6 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 4 blocks. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 89.7% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of their 29 attempts. They also converted 15 of 41 tries from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Jazz finished with 19 and the Pelicans finished the game with 24 fouls.

Isaiah Collier is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Collier shot 35.0% from the floor and earned 11 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Utah will play this contest with a win-loss record of 10-31 on the campaign. They are turning it over 17.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is snagging 45.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,025 assists so far this season, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 35.8% on 3-point shots (569 of 1,591) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.4 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are forcing 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.2). The Jazz defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (1,784 of 3,748) and they concede 42.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,169 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Thunder got the win with a final of 127-101 when they played the Nets. The Thunder corralled 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Nets were called for 13 fouls for this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 92.3%. When discussing shooting from distance, Oklahoma City buried 19 of 43 attempts (44.2%). When the game finished, the Thunder ended up going 48 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.2%. The Thunder permitted the Nets to convert 37 out of 87 tries from the field which left them shooting 42.5% in this matchup. They shot 27.9% from distance by shooting 12 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to how they rebounded, Oklahoma City permitted Brooklyn to collect 41 overall (12 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the game. He made 8 of 14 in this matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 27 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes for this game.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 35-7 on the campaign. The Thunder are committing 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 82.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.2 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 4,890 pts for the year (116.4 per contest) and they average 43.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the league.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in PPG allowed with 103.6. They have forced 18.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (1st in the league). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 32.0% from downtown (519 of 1,621) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 24.0 dimes and 46.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 3rd and 27th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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