The Utah Jazz (1-1) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) in a matchup of Northwest Division teams at Chesapeake Energy Arena, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, December 28, 2020. The Thunder are underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The over/under is in the matchup.
The betting insights in this article reflect odds data from DraftKings Sportsbook as of December 28, 2020, 12:40 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
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Injury Report as of December 28
Jazz: None
Thunder: Ty Jerome: Day To Day (Left Ankle), Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal)
Jazz and Thunder Records ATS
- With a mark of 36-42-1, Utah had a losing record against the spread last season.
- The Jazz were 10-13 against the spread last season when they were at least a 7.5-point favorite.
- In 54.4% of its games last season (43/79), Utah and its opponents outscored the set over/under.
- With a 46-31-1 record ATS last season, Oklahoma City topped expectations ATS last season.
- When they played as at least an 7.5-point underdog last season, the Thunder often had trouble covering with only a 2-9 record against the spread.
- 40 of Oklahoma City’s 78 games (51.3%) last season did not cover the over/under.
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Head to Head
In the last matchup between the teams the Thunder knocked off the Jazz 110-94. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 13 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced the Thunder with 19. The Thunder covered the spread as 1-point favorites, and the teams combined to score 204 total points to fall short of the 218.5-point over/under.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2020 | Thunder | Thunder | -1 | 218.5 | -114 | -105 | Regular Season | 110-94 OKC |
| 12/9/2019 | Jazz | Jazz | -8.5 | 206.5 | -398 | 307 | Regular Season | 104-90 OKC* |
| 10/23/2019 | Jazz | Jazz | -8.5 | 221.5 | -403 | 310 | Regular Season | 100-95 UTA |
| 3/11/2019 | – | Jazz | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 98-89 OKC |
| 2/22/2019 | – | Thunder | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 148-147 OKC |
| 12/22/2018 | – | Jazz | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 107-106 OKC |
| 12/10/2018 | – | Thunder | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 122-113 OKC |
| 4/27/2018 | – | Jazz | – | – | – | – | Playoffs | 96-91 UTA |
| 4/25/2018 | – | Thunder | – | – | – | – | Playoffs | 107-99 OKC |
| 4/23/2018 | – | Jazz | – | – | – | – | Playoffs | 113-96 UTA |
- 12/9/2019 DNP – Jazz: Mike Conley; Thunder: Danilo Gallinari
Scoring Trends
- In Utah’s matchups last season, the Jazz and their opponents exceeded Monday’s over/under of 221 points 40 times (50.6% of opportunities).
- 33 Oklahoma City games last year (41.8% of its matchups) finished with a final point total higher than Monday’s point total of 221 points.
- On average, the over/under in Jazz games last season was 0.6 points fewer than the over/under of 221 points in this matchup.
- Thunder’s games have an over/under of 218.5 points last season, 2.5 points fewer than the total points bet for this contest.
- The Jazz had an average implied point total of 112.5 last season, which is 1.5 points lower than their implied total in Monday’s game (114).
- Last season, Utah scored more than its implied point total for this matchup (114) 34 times.
- The average implied point total last season for the Thunder (112) is five more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (107).
- Last season, Oklahoma City scored more than this game’s implied total of 107 points 51 times.
- Last season, the Jazz were the league’s 18th-highest scoring team (111.5 PPG), while the Thunder allowed the seventh-fewest points per game (108.6) in NBA play.
- The Jazz totaled a total of 202 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 2.6 per game), and the Thunder out-scored opponents by 98 points on the season (1.2 more per game).
Jazz Leaders
- Mitchell put up 24.0 points per game last season.
- Rudy Gobert grabbed 13.5 rebounds per game and Joe Ingles averaged 5.2 assists per game.
- Mitchell nicked 1.0 steal per game. Gobert collected 2.0 blocks an outing.
Thunder Leaders
- Al Horford dished out 4.0 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game a season ago.
- Gilgeous-Alexander was good for 19.0 points per game.
- Trevor Ariza grabbed 1.6 steals per game. Horford collected 0.9 blocks a game.
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