Utah Jazz vs OKC Thunder 8/1/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/31/2020 at 2:08 PM ET

Utah Jazz vs OKC Thunder 8/1/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Utah Jazz will play the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second game of the 2020 seeding games for the NBA postseason. Utah  restarted its season with a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Rudy Gobert scored the winning basket for the Jazz in the final seconds.

Donovan Mitchell is leading the Jazz in scoring with an average of 24.1 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the rebounding leader for the Jazz with an average of 13.7 per game. Joe Ingles is leading the Jazz in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Utah has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the NBA's biggest surprises before the season was brought to a halt. Chris Paul has been the leader for the Thunder both on the court and in the locker room and has been a mentor for budding stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as well as Dennis Schroder. The three have formed one of the best three-guard tandems in the NBA. Danilo Gallinari and Steven Adams round-out a balanced Thunder starting five.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring with an average of 19.3 points per game while Danilo Gallinari is close behind with an average of 19.2 points per game. Steven Adams is leading the Thunder in rebounds with an average of 9.4 per game, and Chris Paul is leading Oklahoma City in assists with an average of 6.8 per game.

Oklahoma City surprised many basketball pundits during the season prior to play being suspended. The Thunder are led by a trio of guards Chris Paul, Shia Gilgeous-Alexander and Dennis Schroder. Oklahoma City has covered the number in seven of the last eight played head-to-head against Utah. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder wins and covers ATS 108-100

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