Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Stadium: Vivint Arena (Salt Lake City)
22.02.2025 05:30
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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The Jazz enter the final stretch of the season as the penultimate team in the Western Conference. The team is 13-41 ahead of New Orleans with one less loss. In fact, given their potentially better chances at a high draft pick, Utah clearly wouldn't mind trading places with the Pelicans at the end of the season.
Utah has played the previous four games, which took place before the MVP break, against teams from Los Angeles. First, the Jazz lost to both the Clippers (110:130) and the Lakers (113:132), and then at home they again failed against the Clippers (116:120 (108:108) in overtime), but unexpectedly beat the Lakers (131:119), who took the court with both LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder also after a pause in the championship has not yet started, and in the last game before the break lost on the road to Minnesota. What was unexpected was not the defeat itself, of which Oklahoma had only 10 for the whole season, but the fact that the team lost 101:116, that is, by a 15-point margin. In addition, the Thunder's streak of seven consecutive wins was broken.
Of course, this setback had no effect on Oklahoma's lead in the Western Conference. The Thunder are still ahead of second-place Memphis by as much as 8.0 wins. Also note that Okla has retained the first place in the rating of defense efficiency, conceding only 104.9 points per game on average. At the same time and on offense the Thunder go high - in fifth place, gaining 117.8 points per game.
H2H Meetings
Oklahoma has won both head-to-head games against Utah in this championship, and in the last championship - three out of four.
Expert Betting Tips
After the loss to Minnesota, Oklahoma is unlikely to let themselves lose for the second time in a row. Especially in a meeting with an inferior opponent, which the Thunder beat with few exceptions this season as confidently as possible. We're betting on a convincing Western Conference win, and we're also expecting the game to be a high-scoring affair. Yes, Oklahoma is ranked number one in defensive efficiency, but Utah, especially at home, has been playing mostly productive games lately.
Total Over 236.5 for 1.61
Total Over 236.5 for 1.61
Handicap 2 (+15.5) for 1.86
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