Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: TNT

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-44) are hitting the road to Vivint Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (45-31).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 128-110 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 22 while the Mavericks racked up 7 personal fouls. They also made 20 out of their 46 shots from distance. Dallas ended up going 78.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Dallas collected 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Dallas recorded 46 assists and had 27 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the field on 45 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the game as well as forcing 1 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 48 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 18 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Los Angeles ended with a 44.9% field goal percentage (40 out of 89) and made 12 of their 44 3-point attempts.

Malik Monk is someone who had an impact in this contest. Monk went 62.5% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 4 boards. He racked up 28 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 31-44 this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a group are committing 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,810 assists on the season, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are connecting on 34.9% on 3-point shots (915 of 2,619) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.5 points per contest (11th in the league) on 46.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.2% from 3-point land and they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (114.5). The Lakers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (3,167 of 6,786) and they surrender 46.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 25th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,942 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 121-115 when they faced the Clippers. Regarding rebounding, Utah permitted Los Angeles to pull down 23 overall (10 offensive). They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 36 and finished the contest at 24 of 28 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Jazz permitted the Clippers to knock down 41 of 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this contest. Overall, the Jazz finished shooting 43 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 55.1%. When talking about shots from downtown, Utah knocked down 12 out of 31 tries (38.7%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.6%. The Clippers had 8 fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Jazz were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Donovan Mitchell pitched in for the Jazz in the matchup. He buried 12 out of 21 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds. Mitchell earned 33 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and earned 6 assists for the game.

Utah has a mark of 45-31 so far this season. The Jazz are committing 19.0 fouls per game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.3 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. Utah has earned 8,613 pts for the campaign (113.3 per game) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Jazz are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league.

The Utah defense gives up 34.9% on shots from distance (923 of 2,643) and their opponents are making 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.3 assists and 41.7 boards per game, ranking them 6th and 1st in the league. The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 107.8. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the field (11th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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