Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBA TV

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Lakers (21-22) will compete against the Utah Jazz (28-14) on Monday.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 111-91 in their last contest. Utah finished the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 85) and buried 16 of their 47 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 7 of 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Utah allowed 53.1% from the field on 43 of 81 shooting. Cleveland distributed 50 assists and had 28 steals for this game. On top of that, Cleveland grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Cleveland finished the contest at 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 17 attempts. They also knocked down 11 out of their 30 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 16 while the Cavaliers recorded 13 personal fouls.

Eric Paschall is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Paschall finished shooting 72.7% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 33 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up with 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Utah will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 28-14 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, Utah is collecting 46.4 boards per game and has 932 dimes on the season, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Jazz are shooting 36.8% on shots from downtown (632 of 1,719) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.1 pts per game (1st in basketball) on 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 968 relinquished on the season. The Jazz defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (1,714 of 3,816) and they relinquish 42.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 12th in the league in opponents PPG (107.6).

In their last game, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 133-96 when they faced the Nuggets. The Lakers were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Nuggets had 6 personal fouls for the contest which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 73.7%. In terms of three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Lakers finished the game shooting 36 out of 82 from the field which had them at 43.9%. The Lakers permitted the Nuggets to make 47 out of 91 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.6% in the game. They went 57.5% from distance by connecting on 23 of 40 and ended up shooting 16 of 17 at the charity stripe (94.1%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Denver to grab 42 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

LeBron James was important for the Lakers in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 23 for the contest for a field goal rate of 39.1%, and had 9 rebounds. James scored 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 21-22 on the season. As an offense, the Lakers are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks 9th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 4,804 pts on the campaign (111.7 per game) and they average 45.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.5 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Lakers commit 20.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (554 of 1,596) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.8 dimes and 47.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 28th and 27th in the league. The Lakers on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.3. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (15th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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