Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Oklahoma City Thunder (15-1) are on their way to Delta Center on Friday where they will meet the Utah Jazz (5-9).

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and took home the win by a score of 113-99 in their last game. Oklahoma City finished having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (41 of 88) and made 10 of their 38 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 21 of 23 shots for a rate of 91.3%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 22 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 38 out of 86 shooting. Sacramento dished out 21 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. In addition, Sacramento collected 45 boards (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 10 blocks. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 65.2% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 23 tries. They also buried 8 of their 28 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Thunder ended up with 21 and the Kings finished the game with 22 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander went 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He racked up 33 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this game with a record of 15-1 this season. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.1 fouls every game. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 46.5 boards per game and has accounted for 409 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are hitting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (215 of 627) and 86.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 121.3 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) while going 47.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists with 375 conceded on the year. The Thunder defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (589 of 1,393) and they concede 43.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 36.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed (105.9).

In their last game, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 140-126 when they faced the Lakers. The Jazz were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game. They coughed it up 18 times, while recording 13 steals in this matchup. The Lakers had 21 fouls for the contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a percentage of 94.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Utah converted 13 out of their 45 tries (28.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished shooting 48 out of 92 from the field which had them shooting 52.2%. The Jazz allowed the Lakers to convert 50 out of 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 59.5% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 32 and ended up going 29 out of 40 at the free throw line (72.5%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Utah allowed Los Angeles to collect 41 in all (11 offensive).

Keyonte George ended up having an impact for the Jazz for this contest. George totaled 34 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 8 dimes in the game. He converted 13 of 23 for the game giving him a rate of 56.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 5-9 for the season. As an offensive team, the Jazz are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the league. Utah has 1,672 points so far this season (119.4 per contest) and they pull down 47.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.6 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.1 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 23.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 82.8% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense surrenders 36.5% on three-point shots (217 of 594) and opponents are converting on 81.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 29.9 assists and 43.5 boards every game, ranking them 30th and 12th in the NBA. The Jazz on defense are ranked 29th in the league in PPG surrendered with 124.9. They have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (23rd in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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