Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Lakers will try to defeat the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 114-98 in their last contest. Utah finished the contest having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (41 out of 83) and made 5 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 11 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 24 assists for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 40.2% from the floor on 39 of 97 shooting. Oklahoma City earned 29 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Oklahoma City had 50 boards (17 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Oklahoma City finished the game at 80.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 shots. They made 15 of their 45 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 23 while the Thunder finished the game with 17 fouls.

Kris Dunn is a guy who came through in this contest. He scored 22 points on 9 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. Dunn finished shooting 90.0% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists.

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Utah heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 36-44 so far this year. They are averaging 117.1 pts per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 35.4% from downtown (1,073 of 3,029) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is grabbing 45.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,068 assists this season, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jazz have forced 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are surrendering 36.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.9). The Jazz defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (3,467 of 7,328) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,987 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 125-118 when they played the Clippers. When talking about rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to grab 38 in all (5 on the offensive side). They went 44.4% from beyond the arc by going 16 of 36 and ended up going 23 out of 27 at the charity stripe (85.2%). The Lakers permitted the Clippers to knock down 43 of 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers went 45 for 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Los Angeles made 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. The Clippers committed 18 fouls for this contest which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Lakers were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 44 in the matchup.

LeBron James ended up having an impact for the Lakers for this contest. James tallied 33 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for the matchup. He converted 13 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 65.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 41-39 this season. The Lakers have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per game (15th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 9,359 pts this year (117.0 per contest) and they average 45.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Lakers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which is 10th in the NBA.

The Lakers are ranked 21st in the league in PPG given up with 116.7. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (8th in the league). The Los Angeles defense concedes 34.6% on 3-point attempts (1,009 of 2,920) and opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.6 assists and 44.8 boards every game, which is ranked 15th and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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