Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder 3/3/23- NBA Betting Picks and Odds
Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA: 8:00 PM EST
Mar. 03, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : UTAH -3
The Utah Jazz will take a road trip Friday night to Oklahoma City, OK for a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Utah comes into Friday one game below .500 following an 8 point loss to San Antonio that ended a two game win streak. Offensively Utah struggled making only 35.3% of their shots and 66.7% of their free throws scored just 94 points in the loss. Defensively Utah struggled the San Antonio scored 102 points on 42.9% shooting and the spurs knocked down eight long balls as well.
Lauri Markkanen led the way for the Utah offense against San Antonio with 28 points and 10 rebounds on 21 shots in 35 minutes of action. Talen-Horton. Tucker added a second best 16 points and big man Walker Kessler chipped in a third best 10 points per game as well. Kris Dunn led the way off the Utah bench with 11 points in 26 minutes of action.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder remain at home Friday night six games below .500 on a 5 game losing streak following a six point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Defensively Oklahoma City was terrible allowing 123 points on 47.5% shooting on the Lakers knocked down 16 triples as well. Offensively Oklahoma City did shoot the ball well making 48.4% of their shots but made 75% of their free throws and turn the ball over 13 times leading to the loss.
Jalen Williams poured in a team high 24 points to go along with seven assists in 34 minutes of action against Los Angeles. Josh Giddey added a second best 22 points and 11 assists and Luguentz Dort scored nineteen points on 16 shots in 36 minutes of action. Isaiah Joe led the way off the Oklahoma City bench with 15 points in 29 minutes of action.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games against Oklahoma City.
Utah are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games against Utah.
Free Betting Pick: Utah Jazz -3
The Utah Jazz is a better team in this matchup and have a healthier and deeper roster Friday night. Oklahoma City is still without their best player and will continue to struggle against Utah. Take the Jazz and do enough Friday night on the road to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Utah Jazz win and cover 109-96.