NBA Odds: Jazz (even)
The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to EnergySolutions Arena to take on the Utah Jazz. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and will air on TWC SN and ROOT-NW.
The Jazz beat the Spurs 90-81 on Monday. Trey Burke led all scorers with 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting. The Lakers, meanwhile, are coming off a 118-111 win over the Celtics on Sunday. Jeremy Lin shot 10-for-15 and led in scoring with 25 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Jazz won the first game 94-85. Gordon Hayward was the game’s leading scorer with 31 points.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is presently unavailable. The Jazz enter the game with records of 21-34 Straight Up (SU) and 30-24-1 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games they are 7-2-1 ATS.
On the other side, the Lakers head into the game with records of 24-29-2 ATS and 14-41 SU. In Western Conference games, Los Angeles has gone 6-29 SU and 14-19-2 ATS.
Following the Jazz’s latest win over Los Angeles, their SU record against the Lakers moves to 7-3 over the last 10 meetings. Additionally, with a 6-4 record, the Jazz have the advantage ATS. Los Angeles has held the edge in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) twice over the last 10, while Utah accomplished this once.
Predictions: SU Winner – UTA, ATS Winner – UTA
Notes
On average, Los Angeles puts up 99.5 points per game (ranked 18th), while Utah gives up 97.4 points per game (ranked ninth).
Los Angeles puts up an average of 97.6 points per away game (ranked 17th), while Utah allows 96.2 points per home game (ranked eighth).
When giving up fewer than 100 points, Los Angeles has a 7-10 record. When Utah scores fewer than 100, they are a subpar 8-26.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Lakers are just 7-31 this season. Utah is a winning 13-8 when registering triple digits.
The Jazz have a defensive rating of 105.0 (ranked 23rd), while the Lakers rank 21st for their offensive rating of 101.0.
The Utah Jazz average a field goal percentage of 44.9% this season. The Los Angeles Lakers have an abysmal record of 4-30 when opponents have a FG% of 44.9% or greater.
In comparison to the rest of the league, the Utah Jazz see similar results in both field goal percentage and effective field goal percentage, ranking 15th for both metrics. The Los Angeles Lakers also rank the same for both FG% and EFF%, coming in at 26th.
On average, the Los Angeles Lakers make 20.6 assists per game and the Utah Jazz make 20.1. Los Angeles is ranked 23rd, while Utah is ranked 29th.
The Utah Jazz average 5.9 blocks per game for a rank of sixth. The Los Angeles Lakers rank lower (19th), earning 4.4 blocks each game.
Utah is ranked eighth in offensive rebounding. Los Angeles ranks 17th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Utah makes 7.2 steals per game. Los Angeles is an abysmal 8-26 when it gives up at least 7 steals.
