UTAH125
FINAL
129OKC
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Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder — Win Probability

FINAL
Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
12-23
125
VS
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
Oklahoma City Thunder
29-6
129
Model expected score: Utah Jazz 112.8 – Oklahoma City Thunder 128.3 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

UTAH
  • Keyonte GeorgeOut
  • Lauri MarkkanenDay-To-Day
  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out
OKC
  • Jaylin WilliamsOut
  • Thomas SorberOut
  • Cason WallaceOut
  • Chet HolmgrenOut
  • Jalen WilliamsOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Thunder 91%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Thunder won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
254

Margin of Victory — Oklahoma City Thunder (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
14%
Won by 1-3
5%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
9%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
19%
Won by 21+
35%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 254.

O/U LINE 210
95% over ✓5% under
O/U LINE 220
87% over ✓13% under
O/U LINE 230
72% over ✓28% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
52% over ✓48% under
O/U LINE 250
32% over ✓68% under
O/U LINE 260
16% over84% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

UTAH
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Lauri MarkkanenPF
26.7
Keyonte GeorgePG
23.6
Jaren Jackson Jr.C
22.3
Brice SensabaughSF
14.9
Walker KesslerC
14.4
OKC
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG
31.1
Chet HolmgrenPF
17.1
Jalen WilliamsSG
17.1
Ajay MitchellSG
13.6
Aaron WigginsSG
9.4

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
UTAH
119.75
5th / 30
Points
OKC
121.45
2nd / 30
UTAH
45.00
10th / 30
Rebounds
OKC
44.08
18th / 30
UTAH
30.17
2nd / 30
Assists
OKC
25.79
17th / 30
UTAH
103.06
2nd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
OKC
100.73
12th / 30
UTAH
53.80%
20th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
OKC
56.32%
4th / 30
UTAH
13.13%
24th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
OKC
10.51%
2nd / 30
UTAH
26.93%
11th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
OKC
21.75%
29th / 30
UTAH
.299
6th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
OKC
.268
16th / 30
UTAH
116.19
15th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
OKC
120.57
5th / 30
UTAH
123.31
30th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
OKC
107.30
1st / 30
UTAH
-7.12
26th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
OKC
+13.27
1st / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
46.23%21st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.89%3rd/30
13.3716th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.2717th/30
37.8113th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.8918th/30
35.35%18th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.98%15th/30
27.4123rd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.417th/30
50.4022nd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.4615th/30
54.39%16th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.97%2nd/30
21.273rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.9312th/30
26.416th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.9816th/30
80.51%7th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
83.12%2nd/30
11.9411th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.1729th/30
31.7223rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.591st/30
7.4425th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.322nd/30
3.3430th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.517th/30
15.0923rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
11.731st/30
21.9926th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.3010th/30
Opponent
49.02%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
43.40%1st/30
14.8227th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.4526th/30
40.0028th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.7222nd/30
37.06%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.31%28th/30
29.0515th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
23.021st/30
49.514th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
47.601st/30
58.68%28th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
48.35%1st/30
20.7327th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.927th/30
26.4727th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.5411th/30
78.31%12th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.14%2nd/30
11.219th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3912th/30
32.4012th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.0016th/30
8.8421st/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.242nd/30
5.7928th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.972nd/30
12.4526th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
17.161st/30
21.2920th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.1118th/30
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