LA Lakers vs. Utah Jazz Prediction NBA Tips 12/01/24
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LA Lakers vs. Utah Jazz Prediction NBA Tips 12/01/24

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

Utah Jazz (4-14) vs LA Lakers (11-8)



Game info: Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. (Delta Center)

Betting Odds: Utah Jazz +7.5 / LA Lakers -7.5 — Over/Under: 233.5 Click here for the latest odds

The LA Lakers and Utah Jazz meet on Sunday in an NBA duel at the Delta Center. Here is a prediction for LA Lakers vs. Utah Jazz. This article contains a selection between LA Lakers and Utah Jazz.

LA Lakers betting preview

The LA Lakers lost to the Thunder, beat the Spurs and next play the Timberwolves, Heat and Hawks. The LA Lakers are averaging 115.6 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 116.6 points on 48.4 percent shooting. Anthony Davis is averaging 29.2 points and 11.5 rebounds, while LeBron James is averaging 22.9 points and 8.2 rebounds. Austin Reaves is the third double-digit scorer and Rui Hachimura grabs 5.3 rebounds. The LA Lakers are shooting 36.8 percent from distance and 78.4 percent from the free throw line. The LA Lakers are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from distance and grabbing 40.1 rebounds per game.

Utah Jazz betting preview

The Utah Jazz lost to the Nuggets and Mavericks, and next they play the Thunder, Trail Blazers, Kings and Pistons. The Utah Jazz are averaging 109.4 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 119.2 points on 48.2 percent shooting. Lauri Markkanen is averaging 19.5 points and 6.6 rebounds, while John Collins is averaging 17.9 points and 8.8 rebounds. Collin Sexton is the third double-digit scorer and Keyonte George provides 5.7 assists. The Utah Jazz are shooting 34.7 percent from distance and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from distance and grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.

Why the Los Angeles Lakers will win

  • The Jazz have lost each of their last 11 games at the Delta Center against Western Conference opponents with a winning record.

  • The Lakers have won each of their last nine night games against Northwest Division opponents with a losing record.

  • The Jazz have failed to cover the spread in their last six games at the Delta Center against Western Conference opponents with a winning record.

  • The Lakers have covered the spread in six of their last seven straight first-leg games.

Total score facts

  • Each of the Jazz’s last six consecutive night games in the second leg have gone UNDER the total points.

  • The point total has been exceeded in each of the Lakers’ last five games at the Delta Center.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Jazz are 30th in the league in turnovers per game this season (18.2).

  • The Jazz rank 30th in the league in turnover percentage this season (15.8%).

  • The Lakers rank 1st in the league in second quarter win percentage (73.7%) this season.

  • The Lakers rank 2nd in the league in free throw attempts per game this season (25.0).

LA Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction

The LA Lakers should win this game comfortably considering they are the better team with the residual advantage. The problem is that the Lakers have lost 4 of their last 5 games and then 4 of their last 5 wins were decided by 6 or fewer points. The Lakers have failed to cover seven of their last 10 games and were in a dogfight with the Jazz just a few weeks ago. The Lakers just don’t field their teams the way they should. Until that changes, I have to ignore the Lakers as the big favorites. I’ll get the points with the Jazz at home.

The selections in this article are the opinion of the author and not a consensus of the PickDawgz site.

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