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Thunder vs Jazz: Utah plays their best basketball of the season
The Utah Jazz will try to keep their winning streak alive when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night at Delta Center.
OKC needs to bounce back
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost the previous two games against the two teams from Los Angeles. Despite that, they are still second in the Western Conference with a 27-13 record. Oklahoma City is third in the league, scoring 121.9 points per game. They are an excellent shooting team, being ranked second in the league in both field goal percentage (50.5%) and three-point percentage (39.1%). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team with 31 points per game, which ranks him fourth in the league.
Utah has the longest active winning streak in the West
The Utah Jazz have won the last 6 games and will host the Thunder after a 132-105 win over the Indiana Pacers. Currently, the Jazz are ninth in the Western Conference with a 22-20 record. They are third in the league in free throw percentage with 82.4% and third in rebounds per game with 46.6 Lauri Markkanen leads the Jazz team with 24 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
Betting Trends
These two teams have played over the total point line in 4 of the last 6 head-to-head games. The Thunder have gone over the total point line in 10 of their last 15 games and in 5 of their last 6 on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Jazz are currently the hottest team in the West and will have a chance to win their seventh consecutive game tonight. Lauri Markkanen is having an All-Star season, and it will be interesting to see if Utah can beat the Thunder, who are in a state of emergency after losing the last two games. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jaylen Williams are in excellent shape for OKC and can score a lot against a defense like Utah. The total point line is set at 246.5 for this game, and the Jazz and the Thunder will most likely go over it tonight.
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