Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1) are en route to Delta Center on Sunday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (8-13).

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 124-112 in their last contest. Oklahoma City ended with a 58.2% field goal percentage (46 out of 79) and made 15 out of their 32 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 17 of 23 tries for a percentage of 73.9%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 41 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 43 out of 95 shooting. Golden State recorded 30 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Golden State finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 10 shots. They converted 18 out of their 42 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 13 while the Warriors racked up 22 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest at 61.9% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He was able to score 38 points on 13 of 21 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 21-1 so far this year. They have an average of 122.3 points per game (3rd in basketball) on 49.1% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 36.6% on three-point attempts (300 of 819) and 83.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.8 boards per game and has tallied 574 dimes this year, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.5 personal fouls. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 520 conceded so far this year. The Thunder are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (814 of 1,920) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in the league in points per game allowed (107.0).

In their last game, the Jazz got the victory with a final of 123-110 against the Nets. Regarding rebounding, Utah allowed Brooklyn to snag 44 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.2% from beyond the arc via 11 of 42 and ended up shooting 29 out of 38 at the free throw line (76.3%). The Jazz permitted the Nets to knock down 35 of their 82 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.7% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz shot 42 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. In terms of three-point shots, Utah converted 14 of their 25 tries (56.0%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.6%. The Nets earned 19 fouls for this contest which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Jazz were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game.

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Jazz for this contest. He buried 11 out of 18 in this contest for a rate of 61.1%, and had 8 rebounds. Markkanen had 30 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 8-13 for the campaign. The Jazz have committed 22.9 fouls per contest and they go 81.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 30.0 times per contest (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.7 times per game. Utah has totaled 2,492 pts for the campaign (118.7 per game) and they pull in 45.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 124.6. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (24th in the league). The Utah defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (311 of 857) and their opposition makes 79.6% of their foul shots. They have conceded 29.4 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 29th and 13th in the league.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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