Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights and Trends for May 14, 2021

The Oklahoma City Thunder (21-49) are heavy, 13-point underdogs as they try to turn around an eight-game losing streak when they host the Utah Jazz (50-20) on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSOK. The over/under for the matchup is set at 221.5.

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Point Total Insights

• Utah's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Friday's matchup over/under (221.5 points) in 35 out of 70 opportunities (50% of matchups).
• In 48.6% of Oklahoma City's games this season (34 of 70), the total points scored was greater than Friday's 221.5-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 221.5 points per game, equal to the point total of 221.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams give up a combined 223.3 points per game, 1.8 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average total for Jazz games is 223.9 points, 2.4 more than the over/under of 221.5 points for this contest.
• A difference of 0.7 points separates this game's over/under (221.5 points) and the average total points bet in Thunder's games (220.8 points) this season.

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah covered the spread more often than not this year, going 40-29 against the spread.
• The Jazz have not fared well as a 13-point favorite, going 5-6 against the spread when favored by at least 13 points.
• Utah has hit the over less than half of the time, in 34 of 69 games (49.3%).

Jazz Key Players

• Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring, averaging 26.4 points per game.
• Utah is led in rebounding by Rudy Gobert's 13.4 rebounds per game and assisting by Mike Conley's 6.0 assists per game .
• The Jazz are led by Mitchell from beyond the arc. He makes 3.4 shots from deep per game.
• Utah's blocks leader is Gobert, who averages 2.7 per game. Conley leads the team averaging 1.4 steals an outing.

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Jazz Last 10 Games

Jazz Injuries

Jazz: Juwan Morgan: Day To Day (Heel), Mike Conley: Day To Day (Hamstring), Donovan Mitchell: Out (Ankle)

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Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has failed to cover the spread in more than half of its contests, going 29-39 ATS.
• In most of Oklahoma City's games this year, the teams have not hit the over (31 out of 68 games, 45.6%).

Thunder Key Players

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 23.7 points and tacks on 5.9 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Thunder's leaderboards for those statistics.
• Moses Brown's stat line of 8.7 rebounds, 8.3 points and 0.2 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard.
• Ty Jerome is consistent from deep and leads the Thunder with 2.2 made threes per game.
• 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).

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Thunder Last 10 Games

Thunder Injuries

Thunder: Ty Jerome: Day To Day (Calf), Mike Muscala: Out (Ankle), Luguentz Dort: Out (Knee), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Foot)