The last time the Utah Jazz stepped on the hardwood, the outcome was disappointing. They were supposed to beat the rebuilding New Orleans Pelicans. Instead, they got stomped by a final tally of 124-90.
There’s no sense in dwelling in the past. The Jazz (39-23) square off with the Oklahoma City Thunder in tonight’s contest. The Thunder (20-43) should be an easy out for the Jazzmen. Still, fans in Salt Lake City shouldn’t get ahead of themselves. That’s what we said about the Pelicans too.
Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Odds Tonight
According to WynnBet, the Jazz are 13 point favorites to win this game, and -900 point favorites on the money line. The Thunder are +600 money line underdogs.
The over/under is presently set at 223.0 points.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
Mike Conley is expected to rest for this contest. Juancho Hernangomez, for whatever it’s worth, is also listed as questionable.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup
In Conley’s absence, look for the Jazz to field a starting lineup of Donovan Mitchell, Jordan Clarkson, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert.
Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction
The Jazz were disappointing in their last contest. It would still be an error to expect the same result in tonight’s action.
The Pelicans are a more competitive group than the Thunder. They acquired CJ McCollum at the trade deadline, effectively stating their intention to compete.
The Thunder have stated no such intent. Between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and rookie sensation Josh Giddey, this team has a lot of upside. They’re also pretty blatantly tanking.
That’s about the only reason we need to predict a Utah Jazz win tonight.
Prediction: Jazz 120, Thunder 106
Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder TV Channel
The Jazz-Thunder game will air on AT&T SportsNet in Utah and on Bally Sports in Oklahoma. The tipoff is at 8:00 pm MT.
Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game
After this matchup, the Jazz face off with the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow night on the tail end of a back-to-back
They’ll face off with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 9th, and the San Antonio Spurs on March 11th.