Utah Jazz (4-16, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (15-5, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -14.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah comes into the matchup with Oklahoma City as losers of four straight games.
The Thunder are 3-1 against division opponents. Oklahoma City is 13-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.0 turnovers per game.
The Jazz are 0-2 against the rest of their division. Utah is 1-9 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Thunder's 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Jazz give up. The Jazz average 12.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that the Thunder allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 30.0 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Thunder.
John Collins is averaging 17.9 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Jazz.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 7-3, averaging 112.3 points, 42.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 11.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.1 points per game.
Jazz: 2-8, averaging 111.0 points, 44.2 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Alex Caruso: out (hip).
Jazz: Kyle Filipowski: out (leg), Jordan Clarkson: out (plantar), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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