Oklahoma City Thunder (27-13, second in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (22-20, ninth in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -3; over/under is 246.5
BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts Oklahoma City looking to extend its nine-game home winning streak.
The Jazz are 4-5 against the rest of their division. Utah is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 116.8 points while shooting 46.8% from the field.
The Thunder are 6-2 against opponents from the Northwest Division. Oklahoma City averages 121.9 points while outscoring opponents by 8.2 points per game.
The Jazz's 13.2 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Thunder allow. The Thunder average 121.9 points per game, 3.7 more than the 118.2 the Jazz give up to opponents.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Dec. 12 the Thunder won 134-120 led by 30 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, while Keyonte George scored 30 points for the Jazz.
TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Sexton is averaging 16.9 points and 3.9 assists for the Jazz. Lauri Markkanen is averaging 24.0 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.3 steals for the Thunder. Luguentz Dort is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 9-1, averaging 128.0 points, 48.5 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.2 points per game.
Thunder: 6-4, averaging 124.1 points, 41.9 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 52.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.1 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: None listed.
Thunder: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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