Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (12-40) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (32-19) on Wednesday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 132-113 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 22 and the Jazz recorded 17 fouls. They made 12 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. Utah finished the game at 85.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 27 shots. In addition, Utah grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Utah totaled 29 assists and had 6 steals in the game. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 39 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 17 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 94.4%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 54.3% FG percentage (50 out of 92) and converted 15 of their 42 three-point attempts.

LeBron James is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and totaled 7 rebounds. James ended up shooting 58.8% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 32-19 so far this year. They average 113.2 pts per contest (14th in the league) while connecting on 48.4% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 35.8% on 3-point shots (620 of 1,730) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.9 boards per game and has accounted for 1,360 dimes on the campaign, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.4 fouls. They rank 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,404 surrendered on the season. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (2,132 of 4,574) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 13th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.1).

The last time they took the court, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 132-113 against the Lakers. When it comes to rebounding, Utah allowed Los Angeles to pull down 44 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 35.7% from distance by going 15 out of 42 and finished the contest at 17 of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). The Jazz permitted the Lakers to make 50 of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.3% in this matchup. In all, the Jazz went 39 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Utah knocked down 12 out of their 40 attempts (30.0%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.2%. The Lakers committed 22 fouls in the matchup which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Jazz were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup.

John Collins pitched in for the Jazz for this game. Collins totaled 17 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He buried 5 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 12-40 so far this year. The Jazz are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 17.5 times per contest. Utah has totaled 5,817 points on the year (111.9 per game) and they average 45.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Jazz are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.4. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the field (26th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 35.7% on shots from distance (750 of 2,103) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 28.8 assists and 42.6 total boards per game, which is 27th and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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