Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Los Angeles Lakers (11-7) are on their way to Delta Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Utah Jazz (4-14).

The Lakers faced the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 119-101 in their last game. Los Angeles finished having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (48 out of 90) and knocked down 13 out of their 34 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 10 of 10 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 46 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 31 assists in this contest while creating 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 42.4% from the floor on 36 out of 85 shooting. San Antonio recorded 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, San Antonio pulled down 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. San Antonio finished the contest at 93.8% at the free throw line by making 15 of 16 shots. They made 14 out of their 40 tries from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 15 while the Spurs accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Dalton Knecht is a guy who played a role in the game. Knecht ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a win-loss record of 11-7 on the year. They average 115.6 pts per contest (10th in the league) while connecting on 48.2% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (223 of 606) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 40.1 boards per game and has accounted for 487 dimes so far this season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They surrender 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.6). The Lakers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (784 of 1,620) and they concede 43.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 26th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 518 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 122-103 when they played the Nuggets. The Jazz earned 26 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game. They turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets earned 14 fouls for the game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 61.1%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Utah knocked down 16 out of their 43 tries (37.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz ended up going 38 for 90 from the floor which had them at 42.2%. The Jazz permitted the Nuggets to convert 46 of their 84 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 54.8% for the matchup. They went 33.3% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 33 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). Concerning rebounds, Utah permitted Denver to get 39 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Collin Sexton ended up being a factor for the Jazz for the matchup. Sexton recorded 26 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 4 assists for the game. He converted 9 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 4-14 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the league. Utah has 1,969 pts this season (109.4 per contest) and they collect 44.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.3 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they are turning it over 18.3 times per game. The Jazz are committing 19.2 fouls every game and they go 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense gives up 36.3% on shots from distance (259 of 713) and their opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 28.1 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 27th and 5th in the NBA. The Jazz defensively are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 119.2. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (25th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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