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Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Thunder logo
Thunder
Oklahoma City
146
vs
Jazz logo
Jazz
Utah
111
OKC 87%13% UTA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Oklahoma City Thunder 87% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Thunder:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (124.8 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form. Thunder (56-15) in better form than Jazz (21-50)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Jazz (117.3 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 69% (−18)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: OKC 76% (−11)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: OKC 80% (−7)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OKC 81% (−6)

Win probability movement

OKC home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement92%86%80%Feb 27Apr 5

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenuePaycom Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Jazz (away)
Thunder (home)
13%
Win probability
87%
0
High-impact factors
2
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Thunder defeated the Jazz 146-111.

Our model predicted the Thunder would win with 87% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a major factor: Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (124.8 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Thunder and was a major factor: Thunder (56-15) in better form than Jazz (21-50)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Thunder and was a contributing factor: Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Jazz (117.3 PPG)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Thunder won 146-111

Thunder won in a blowout

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Thunder at 87%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Recent FormFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Rest DaysFavors Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

UTA
OKC
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours UTA|Favours OKC

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Thunder

Our Model87%

Jazz

Our Model13%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Thunder defense (107.5 Opp PPG) better than Jazz (124.8 Opp PPG)

Thunder

Recent Form

Thunder (56-15) in better form than Jazz (21-50)

Thunder

Offensive Efficiency

Thunder offense (118.5 PPG) outpaces Jazz (117.3 PPG)

Thunder

Turnover Differential

Thunder turnover differential (+0) vs Jazz (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/5/2026, 8:30:01 AM

Key Players

Jazz

Keyonte GeorgeG
Josh OkogieG
Trey AlexanderG
Darryn PetersonG
Tamar BatesG

Thunder

Kenrich WilliamsG
Ajay MitchellG
Alex CarusoG
Josh DixG
Otega OwehG

Frequently Asked Questions

Thunder has a 87% win probability, while Jazz has a 13% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

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