It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night at Paycom Center.

It wouldn’t really be a 2024-25 Utah Jazz game if the opponent didn’t pull off some historic feat or a player on the opposing team didn’t have a career night.

Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a career-best 54 points on 17-of-35 shooting, eight rebounds and five assists. He shot 3-of-10 from 3 and went 17-of-18 at the free-throw line.

The NBA odds already have Utah listed as a massive underdog, and that spread could continue to grow with injuries up front for the visitor. With potential holes around the hoop, center Walker Kessler is called upon to pick up the slack in both scoring and rebounding.

The OKC Thunder hope to get a second straight win as they travel back to the Sooner State to play a dwindled Jazz team.

The Utah Jazz travel a little bit south to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.