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The Jazz are giving their home crowd exactly what they were hoping for. They have jumped out to a quick 27-26 lead against the Lakers.
The Jazz entered the matchup with three straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it four. Can they turn things around, or will the Lakers hand them another loss? Only time will tell.
Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz
Current Records: Los Angeles 11-8, Utah 4-15
The Los Angeles Lakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Utah Jazz at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Delta Center. The Jazz have the home-court advantage, but the Lakers are expected to win by 7.5 points.
The Lakers are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 230, but even that wound up being too high. They took a 101-93 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunder on Friday. The contest marked Los Angeles’ lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthony Davis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he’s played.
Meanwhile, the Jazz’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They fell 106-94 to the Mavericks.
The losing side was boosted by Walker Kessler, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, the Jazz struggled to work together and finished the game with only 20 assists. They are winless (0-4) when they just don’t pass the ball.
Los Angeles dropped their record down to 11-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Utah, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
The Lakers didn’t have too much breathing room in their game against the Jazz when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 124-118 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lakers since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Los Angeles is a big 7.5-point favorite against Utah, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 229.5 points.
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Los Angeles has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Utah.
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