third Quarter Report
Down one on the finish of the second quarter, the Thunder now have the lead. A victory continues to be up for grabs for both group after three quarters, however the Thunder are up 82-80 over the Jazz.
The Thunder got here into the match with some further motivation after the loss they have been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it will simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
Present Information: Utah 29-39, Oklahoma Metropolis 47-20
How To Watch
- When:Â Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- The place: Paycom Heart — Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma
- TV:Â Bally Sports activities Oklahoma
- Observe:Â CBS Sports activities App
- On-line streaming:Â fuboTV (Attempt at no cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Ticket Price: $20.00
What to Know
If the oddsmakers’ predictions maintain true, the close to future seems to be vivid for the Thunder. They are going to tackle the Utah Jazz at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Paycom Heart after having had a couple of days off. The Jazz took a loss of their final contest and might be seeking to flip the tables on the Thunder, who are available off a win.
Final Saturday, Oklahoma Metropolis did not have an excessive amount of respiratory room of their contest towards the Grizzlies, however they nonetheless walked away with a 118-112 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
The Thunder relied on the efforts of Jalen Williams, who scored 23 factors together with seven rebounds and 6 assists, and Chet Holmgren, who dropped a double-double on 22 factors and 11 rebounds.
In the meantime, Utah got here up brief towards the Timberwolves on Monday and fell 114-104. The loss sadly continues a disappointing pattern for the Jazz of their matchups with the Timberwolves: they’ve now misplaced 5 in a row.
Oklahoma Metropolis is on a roll these days: they’ve gained 5 of their final six matches, which offered a pleasant bump to their 47-20 document this season. As for Utah, they’ve not been sharp not too long ago because the group’s misplaced 5 of their final six matches, which put a noticeable dent of their 29-39 document this season.
Some high-performance offense is probably going on the agenda as the pair are among the highest scoring groups within the league. The Thunder have not had any drawback operating up the rating this season, having averaged 120.7 factors per recreation (they’re ranked third in scoring total). Nonetheless, it is not just like the Jazz wrestle in that division as they have been averaging 117.2 factors per recreation. With each groups so simply in a position to put up factors, the one query left is who can run the rating up increased.
The Thunder got here up brief towards the Jazz when the groups final performed again in February, falling 124-117. Will the Thunder have extra luck at dwelling as an alternative of on the street?
Odds
Oklahoma Metropolis is an enormous 15-point favourite towards Utah, in keeping with the newest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a great really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Thunder as a 14-point favourite.
The over/beneath is 231 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Oklahoma Metropolis and Utah each have 5 wins of their final 10 video games.
- Feb 06, 2024 – Utah 124 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis 117
- Jan 18, 2024 – Oklahoma Metropolis 134 vs. Utah 129
- Dec 11, 2023 – Oklahoma Metropolis 134 vs. Utah 120
- Apr 06, 2023 – Oklahoma Metropolis 114 vs. Utah 98
- Mar 05, 2023 – Oklahoma Metropolis 129 vs. Utah 119
- Mar 03, 2023 – Oklahoma Metropolis 130 vs. Utah 103
- Feb 23, 2023 – Utah 120 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis 119
- Apr 06, 2022 – Utah 137 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis 101
- Mar 06, 2022 – Utah 116 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis 103
- Nov 24, 2021 – Utah 110 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis 104