Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Los Angeles Lakers are headed to Vivint Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz.

The Lakers faced the Jazz and ended up losing by a score of 130-116 in their last game. Los Angeles finished having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (40 of 83) and made 11 out of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Lakers buried 25 of 28 tries for a percentage of 89.3%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 40 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 22 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the floor on 52 of 103 shooting. Utah doled out 31 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. On top of that, Utah had 48 rebounds (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Utah walked away from this one shooting 90.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 10 shots. They also converted 17 of 40 tries from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 17 while the Jazz recorded 22 fouls.

Russell Westbrook is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. Westbrook finished the game at 64.3% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 26 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this game with a win-loss mark of 2-6 on the season. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 46.9 boards per game and has 193 assists for the season, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 28.3% on shots from beyond the arc (76 of 269) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.5 points per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are surrendering 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 16th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.8). The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (342 of 755) and they concede 51.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 219 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Jazz walked away with a victory by a final of 130-116 when they played the Lakers. In reference to team rebounding, Utah permitted Los Angeles to pull down 40 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 42.3% from distance by hitting 11 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 28 at the charity stripe (89.3%). The Jazz allowed the Lakers to knock down 40 out of their 83 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 48.2% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Jazz shot 52 out of 103 from the field which had them sitting at 50.5%. In the matter of three-point shots, Utah made 17 out of their 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. The Lakers had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Jazz to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Jazz were able to pull down 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this matchup.

Lauri Markkanen ended up having an impact for the Jazz in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and added 13 rebounds. Markkanen tallied 27 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists in the game.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 7-3 for the year. The Jazz have committed 23.5 fouls per game and they go 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 28.5 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game. Utah has accounted for 1,170 points on the campaign (117.0 per contest) and they pull in 45.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 18th in the NBA.

The Jazz are ranked 12th in the league in points given up per game with 112.8. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (14th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 311) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 20.5 dimes and 46.3 rebounds every game, which is 2nd and 23rd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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