Utah at Oklahoma City

Utah had a losing record away from home this season. The Jazz have a weak offense at #19 in scoring and have a nightmare matchup for this opening round series. Oklahoma City is #12 in the NBA in scoring behind reigning MVP Russell Westbrook and is strong on defense at #10 in points allowed and #12 in field goal shooting defense. They not only rebound their own misses at the NBA's best rate, but they also score more than any team off those second chances. And no team was better on the offensive glass against Utah this past season than the Thunder. Oklahoma City won the season series 3-1, with Utah 2-5 ATS the last seven meetings. And home court has been huge in this series, with the home team going 18-8 ATS in the last 26 meetings. Play Oklahoma City.