Who’s playing
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Current records: Utah 29-39, Oklahoma City 47-20
How to watch
- When: Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $20.00
What there is to know
If the bettors’ predictions are true, the near future looks promising for the Thunder. They will face the Utah Jazz at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Paycom Center after having a few days off. The Jazz suffered a loss in their last game and will look to turn things around against the Thunder, who picked up a win.
This past Saturday, Oklahoma City didn’t have much breathing room in their game against the Grizzlies, but they still came away with a 118-112 victory. This victory made it two consecutive victories for the Thunder.
The Thunder relied on the efforts of Jalen Williams, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, and Chet Holmgren, who had a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Utah fell short against the Timberwolves on Monday and lost 114-104. This defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Jazz in their clashes with the Timberwolves: they have now lost five in a row.
Oklahoma City has been on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six games, which is a nice improvement from their 47-20 record this season. As for Utah, they haven’t been great recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which took a major dent in their 29-39 record this season.
A high-performance offense is likely on the agenda, as both teams are among the highest-scoring teams in the league. The Thunder have had no problem running up the score this season, averaging 120.7 points per game (they are ranked third overall). However, it’s not like the Jazz’s struggles in that department, as they averaged 117.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to rack up points, the only question that remains is who can run up the score.
The Thunder came up short against the Jazz in the teams’ last game in February, losing 124-117. Will the Thunder have better luck at home than on the road?
Odds
Oklahoma City is a heavy 15-point favorite against Utah, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 14-point favorite.
The over/under is 231 points.
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History of the series
Oklahoma City and Utah both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- February 6, 2024 – Utah 124 vs. Oklahoma City 117
- January 18, 2024 – Oklahoma City 134 vs. Utah 129
- December 11, 2023 – Oklahoma City 134 vs. Utah 120
- April 6, 2023 – Oklahoma City 114 vs. Utah 98
- March 5, 2023 – Oklahoma City 129 vs. Utah 119
- March 3, 2023 – Oklahoma City 130 vs. Utah 103
- February 23, 2023 – Utah 120 vs. Oklahoma City 119
- April 6, 2022 – Utah 137 vs. Oklahoma City 101
- March 6, 2022 – Utah 116 vs. Oklahoma City 103
- November 24, 2021 – Utah 110 vs. Oklahoma City 104
