Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Los Angeles Lakers (28-26) are headed to Delta Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Utah Jazz (26-28).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 139-122 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Lakers walked away with 20 while the Pelicans recorded 22 fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 82.6% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of their 23 shots. Additionally, New Orleans totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. New Orleans dished out 28 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 51.7% from the field on 46 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 27 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 84.4%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 55.7% field goal percentage (49 out of 88) and converted 14 of 31 shots from distance.

D'Angelo Russell is a player who came through for this game. Russell finished the contest at 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes. He played 40 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a mark of 28-26 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,530 dimes this year, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 36.8% on 3-point shots (608 of 1,654) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They average 116.5 points per outing (13th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They give up 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (117.1). The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,368 of 5,007) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,495 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 129-107 when they faced the Warriors. The Jazz corralled 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Warriors committed 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 87.5%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Utah knocked down 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz finished shooting 41 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Jazz permitted the Warriors to bury 48 out of 100 tries from the field which had them at 48.0% for the matchup. They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 20 of 44 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). When talking about rebounding, Utah allowed Golden State to collect 51 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Clarkson was important for the Jazz in this matchup. Clarkson accumulated 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He converted 7 out of 17 in this contest for a rate of 41.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 26-28 this year. The Jazz are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they go 82.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.3 times per game (8th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.9 times per game. Utah has tallied 6,351 points for the season (117.6 per game) and they grab 46.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jazz are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 20th in basketball.

The Jazz on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 120.0. They are able to force 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Utah defense surrenders 38.7% on 3-point attempts (774 of 2,002) and their opposition knocks down 77.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 29.2 dimes and 42.0 total boards per game, ranking them 29th and 7th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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