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It’s a matchup you won’t want to miss as the struggling Utah Jazz (10-31) take on the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, January 22. Sit back and enjoy the game as these two teams go head-to-head in what promises to be an exciting matchup.

This is a tale of two teams going in opposite directions. OKC is 7-1 in 2025 and sits atop the Western Conference while Utah is 3-7 in January but sits 15th in the West.

The Jazz are currently 7-16 on the road with a point differential of -7, while the Thunder have a 10-0 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Jazz vs. Thunder today

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Time: 8:00PM EST

Site: Paycom Center

City: Oklahoma City, OK

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Game odds for Jazz vs. Thunder

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

Odds: Jazz (+1025), Thunder (-1852)

Spread: Thunder -17.5

Over/Under: 221 points

That gives the Jazz an implied team point total of 109.72, and the Thunder 118.8.

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Expert picks & predictions for Wednesday’s Jazz vs. Thunder game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Jazz & Thunder game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Utah Jazz at +17.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 221.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Jazz vs. Thunder on Wednesday

The Thunder have won 13 of their last 15 home games against divisional opponents

The Jazz are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog

The Thunder have won 3 straight divisional matchups

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