The Los Angeles Lakers (18-3) travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz (12-9) Wednesday with tip-off coming just after 9:00 p.m. ET at Vivint Smart Home Arena. We analyze the Lakers-Jazz odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Lakers at Jazz: Key injuries
Lakers
- PG Avery Bradley (lower leg) out
Jazz
- PG Mike Conley (hamstring) out
Lakers at Jazz: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips
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Prediction
Lakers 107, Jazz 103
Moneyline (ML)
The Lakers have won nine of their last 10 games and are a league-best 9-1 on the road this season.
The Jazz 8-1 at home.
Back LOS ANGELES (+110) as a slight underdog even with Anthony Davis (illness, shoulder) on possible load management watch.
New to sports betting? A $10 wager on Los Angeles to win outright would profit $11.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Lakers are 12th best against the spread on the road with a mark of 5-5 and come in 1.2 points per game above the cover line. Utah is just 4-5 ATS at home and falls an average of 0.1 points per game below the cover line.
Los Angeles is 3-2 ATS in its last five games while Utah is 2-3.
Lean to LOS ANGELES (+2.5, -115) to lose by two or fewer points, or win outright. It delivers a profit of $8.70.
Over/Under (O/U)
The projected total is set at 208.5 (Over: -120, Under: +105). Los Angeles allows just 103.7 points per game and Utah yields 105.1 per contest. These are two teams around the middle of the pack when it comes to pace. Los Angeles ranks 22nd at 100.41 possessions per game and Utah is 17th at 100.93.
A bigger concern is the Lakers have connected on the Under in six straight games. AVOID.
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