Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-19) will compete against the Utah Jazz (12-39) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.

The Jazz played the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 130-110 in their last contest. Utah walked away from the contest with a 47.0% field goal percentage (39 out of 83) and buried 17 out of their 43 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz converted 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Utah allowed 58.0% from the floor on 51 of 88 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 36 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game at 81.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 21 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Jazz walked away with 21 and the Clippers racked up 20 personal fouls.

Jordan Clarkson is a guy who came through in this matchup. He notched 24 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. Clarkson finished 42.1% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Utah heads into this one with a mark of 12-39 on the season. They are averaging 111.8 pts per game (19th in the NBA) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Jazz are connecting on 35.4% on 3-point shots (705 of 1,989) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is snagging 45.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,298 assists for the year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 17.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.1). The Jazz are allowing a FG percentage of 47.7% (2,225 of 4,661) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,468 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Lakers got the victory with a final of 124-117 against the Pacers. In relation to team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Indiana to collect 38 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 31.6% from distance by shooting 12 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 32 from the free throw line (96.9%). The Lakers allowed the Pacers to knock down 37 of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.5% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Lakers shot 46 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Los Angeles buried 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 91.3%. The Pacers were called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Lakers were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the matchup.

Austin Reaves ended up being important for the Lakers in this matchup. He buried 14 out of 26 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Reaves recorded 45 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 dimes in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 31-19 so far this year. The Lakers commit 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 79.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.6 times per game (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. Los Angeles has earned 5,639 pts on the campaign (112.8 per contest) and they collect 41.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Lakers are shooting 48.3% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the league.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (15th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (664 of 1,873) and their opponents are making 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 27.5 assists and 43.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 23rd and 10th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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