Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 5/14/2021

The Utah Jazz (50-20) head into their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-49) on May 14, 2021 as double-digit favorites. Utah is favored by 14.5 points. A point total of 221 has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: BSOK

Betting Suggestions:

Jazz vs. Thunder Betting Data

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah has a 39-31 record against the spread this season.
• The Jazz's record against the spread as at least a 14.5-point favorite is below .500 at 2-3.
• Utah and its opponents have hit the over in only 47.1% of games (33 out of 70 matchups).

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 30-39-1.
• Oklahoma City hit the over in just 48.6% of their games (34 of 70 games).

Point Total Insights

• In Utah's matchups this season, the Jazz and their opponents have exceeded Friday's point total of 221 points 37 times (52.9% of opportunities).
• In Oklahoma City's games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Friday's matchup over/under in 35 out of 70 matchups (50%).
• Together, the two teams combine for 221.5 points per game, 0.5 points more than the total of 221 for this contest.
• These two teams give up a combined 223.3 points per game, 2.3 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average total for Jazz games is 223.9 points, 2.9 more than the over/under of 221 points for this contest.
• A difference of 0.2 points separates this contest's over/under (221 points) and the average total points bet in Thunder's games (220.8 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Oklahoma City has won six games against Utah, while the Thunder are also 5-0 against the spread when playing the Jazz.

Jazz Players to Watch

• The Jazz scoring leader is Donovan Mitchell, who averages 26.4 per contest to go with 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
• Rudy Gobert leads Utah in rebounding, averaging 13.4 per game, while Mike Conley leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.0 in each contest.
• Mitchell leads the Jazz in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Conley is Utah's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Gobert leads them in blocks with 2.7 per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander racks up enough points (23.7 per game) and assists (5.9 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Moses Brown is at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard with 8.7 rebounds per game. He also racks up 8.3 points and tacks on 0.2 assists per game.
• Ty Jerome hits 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Thunder.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Isaiah Roby (0.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Aleksej Pokusevski (1.0 per game).

Injury Report

Jazz:

Juwan Morgan: Day To Day (Heel),

Mike Conley: Day To Day (Hamstring),

Donovan Mitchell: Out (Ankle)

Thunder:

Josh Hall: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Ty Jerome: Day To Day (Calf),

Mike Muscala: Out (Ankle),

Luguentz Dort: Out (Knee),

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Foot)