Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-5)

The Los Angeles Lakers are on their way to Vivint Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 5-point favorites. The betting total is set at 228.

The Lakers played the Rockets and walked away with a win by a score of 134-109 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 55.9% FG percentage (52 of 93) and converted 9 of their 30 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 21 of 28 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 51 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 36 assists in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 44 of 102 shooting. Houston doled out 23 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Houston grabbed 44 boards (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Houston ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 10 attempts. They made 13 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 9 while the Rockets totaled 18 personal fouls.

Anthony Davis is one guy who played a role in this game. He ended up with 40 points on 15 out of 20 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and also totaled 9 rebounds. Davis finished 75.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a mark of 40-38 so far this season. They are averaging 116.7 pts per contest (8th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 34.2% from downtown (825 of 2,414) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,965 dimes for the year, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the league in allowing assists with 1,998 relinquished this year. The Lakers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,423 of 7,321) and they concede 45.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are 19th in the league in PPG allowed (116.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-110 against the Nets. The Jazz pulled down 41 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Nets were called for 26 personal fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Utah knocked down 8 out of their 32 attempts (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz shot 40 for 91 from the floor which had them at 44.0%. The Jazz allowed the Nets to convert 38 of 86 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.2% for the matchup. They finished 28.1% from downtown by hitting 9 of 32 and finished the game at 26 of 34 at the free throw line (76.5%). In relation to rebounds, Utah allowed Brooklyn to get 40 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Talen Horton-Tucker ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the contest. He made 12 out of 25 in this contest for a rate of 48.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Horton had 32 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in the matchup.

Utah has a win-loss record of 36-42 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the NBA. Utah has earned 9,134 pts this season (117.1 per contest) and they grab 45.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.4 times per contest. The Jazz commit 20.4 fouls per contest and they go 78.6% from the charity stripe.

The Jazz defensively are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 117.8. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (16th in the NBA). The Utah defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (963 of 2,660) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.8 assists and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 8th and 16th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-5)

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