Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/03/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, March 3, 2023

Venue:  Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK 

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jazz -3, Thunder +3; Over/Under:  234.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jazz -3, Thunder +3; Over/Under:  234.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jazz -3, Thunder +3; Over/Under:  234.5 points

Utah Jazz:  31-32 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

Oklahoma City Thunder:  28-34 (5th place, Northwest Division)

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Utah Jazz:  4-6 last 10

Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-7 last 10

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 31-32 record overall and they are 11-19 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. Lauri Markkanen led the team in points in that game with 28 while Talen Horton-Tucker was next on the team with 16 points. Talen Horton-Tucker and Kris Dunn each led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Walker Kessler led the team in rebounds with 15. They were 35.3% from the field, 29.4% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.8 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 34-27-2 this season and their O/U record is 33-29-1.

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 28-34 record overall and they are 17-15 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 5 game losing streak with losses coming against the Utah Jazz, the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings twice in a row, and the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game. Jalen Williams led the team in points in that game with 24 while Josh Giddey was next on the team with 22 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Jaylin Williams led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 48.4% from the field, 27.5% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.8 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 35-24-3 this season and their O/U record is 36-26.

The current betting odds have the Thunder listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Thunder haven't been a great team this season with their losing 28-34 record overall and they haven't been playing great in their games lately with 5 losses in a row now. This team has made a lot of improvements from last season though and they have been a really good team at home with their 17-15 home record, playing their best in those games with most of their wins this season coming there. The Jazz haven't been a great team this season either as they also have a losing record overall at 31-32 but they have also been terrible in their road games with an 11-19 road record too. They even lost their last game to the Spurs which snapped a huge losing streak for the Spurs and the Jazz also made a lot of moves at the trade deadline so this is not even the same team that got them to this point in the season. The Thunder have been terrible lately but they are a better home team and will be looking to stop the bleeding here on their home court by picking up a nice win over a team that isn't playing much better at the moment. The best way to place a bet here is on the Thunder to cover the spread in this game as they have some upset potential here. 

Jazz Thunder Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, March 3, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Thunder 119 Jazz 114.

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Utah Jazz: 3-6 ATS after playing 3 consecutive home games. 19-11 OVER in road games. 24-13 OVER after allowing 105 points or less 2 straight games.

Oklahoma City Thunder: 10-3 ATS revenging a close loss vs opponent of 3 points or less. 20-12 ATS after 3 or more consecutive overs. 12-4 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs.

Utah Jazz:  O. Agbaji (SG) Ques Fri - Leg. J. Clarkson (PG) Ques Fri - Thumb. C. Sexton (PG) Early March - Hamstring. M. Potter (C) Mid March - Elbow.

Oklahoma City Thunder:  S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Ques Fri - Abdominal. K. Williams (SG) Ques Fri - Wrist. A. Pokusevski (PF) Early March - Knee. C. Holmgren (C) out for season - Foot.

“We were very stubborn tonight. We refused to adjust to what the game kept telling us over and over again.” - Will Hardy after his team’s loss against the Spurs in their game on Tuesday.

“For the most part, I thought we played really hard for much of the game. Bounced back a couple of times, like, weathered a couple of runs and just kind of kept ourselves in it. Playing from behind like that down the stretch is tough to evaluate, but I was just impressed by the compete level of the team tonight.” - Mark Daigneault after his team’s loss against the Lakers in their game on Wednesday.

PG Kris Dunn

SG Jordan Clarkson

SF Lauri Markkanen

PF Kelly Olynyk

C Walker Kessler

PG Tre Mann

SG Josh Giddey

SF Luguentz Dort 

PF Jalen Williams

C Jaylin Williams

PPG: L. Markkanen (25.3)

APG: J. Clarkson (4.3)

Reb/G: L. Markkanen (8.6)

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (31)

APG: J. Giddey (5.9)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.7)

Coaches:

Utah Jazz: Will Hardy (1st season)

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)