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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -2-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
In their last action, Utah was a 145-113 winner at home against the Raptors. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (258) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 127-109 result against the Suns on January 11. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 236 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 20-20 SU,17-23 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Lakers's last 16 games
Utah:
Team record: 20-20 SU,24-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Utah is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Oklahoma City Monday, January 15
Utah home to Indiana Monday, January 15