Lakers vs Jazz Game Breakdown

Get ready to jazz up your evening because the NBA playoffs are heating up with a sizzling showdown in Salt Lake City tonight! The Los Angeles Lakers, looking to bounce back from a recent stumble, are set to clash with the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center. With the Lakers just a whisper away from the top in the Western conference and the Jazz trying to find their rhythm after a tough stretch, tonight’s game promises to dial up the drama. With a tipoff set for 09:00 PM EST and the stakes sky-high, the betting lines are buzzing and fans are on the edge of their seats. Will the Lakers orchestrate a win, or will the Jazz hit all the right notes in tonight’s performance?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 01, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Delta Center, Utah

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	UTA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-320	+260	232.0	-7.5/7.5
Recent	-300	+250	228.5	-7.5/7.5
Difference	+20	-10	-3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

20W-25L

75.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

23W-28L

25.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/19/24	Utah Jazz UTA	22	22	31	43	00	118	Over
11/19/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	23	40	27	00	124	Over
02/14/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	36	38	30	00	138	Over
02/14/24	Utah Jazz UTA	28	41	23	30	00	122	Over
01/13/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	39	28	28	30	00	125	Over
01/13/24	Utah Jazz UTA	31	33	36	32	00	132	Over
11/21/23	Utah Jazz UTA	17	24	34	24	00	99	Over
11/21/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	30	40	29	00	131	Over
04/09/23	Utah Jazz UTA	25	31	39	22	00	117	Over
04/09/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	34	34	29	00	128	Over
04/04/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	34	29	27	110	135	Over
04/04/23	Utah Jazz UTA	33	24	36	31	90	133	Over
11/07/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	37	27	18	00	116	Over
11/07/22	Utah Jazz UTA	42	34	39	24	00	139	Over
11/04/22	Utah Jazz UTA	40	35	25	30	00	130	Over
11/04/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	28	33	21	00	116	Over
03/31/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	27	30	24	00	109	Over
03/31/22	Utah Jazz UTA	34	32	33	23	00	122	Over
02/16/22	Utah Jazz UTA	27	26	26	22	00	101	Under
02/16/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	19	25	35	00	106	Under
01/17/22	Utah Jazz UTA	25	21	32	17	00	95	Under
01/17/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	28	20	29	00	101	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Jazz Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/29	@ OKL	93-101L	47	25	17	73
11/26	vs PHX	100-127L	42	25	12	85
11/23	@ DEN	102-127L	32	27	15	88
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85

Jazz Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/30	@ DAL	94-106L	53	20	15	95
11/26	@ SAS	115-128L	41	24	21	84
11/23	@ NYK	121-106W	52	30	18	87
11/21	vs SAS	118-126L	49	22	14	98
11/19	vs LAL	118-124L	42	28	14	90
11/17	vs LAC	105-116L	41	24	18	79
11/16	vs SAC	117-121L	33	16	13	75
11/14	@ DAL	115-113W	40	25	18	85
11/12	@ PHX	112-120L	39	32	10	92
11/09	vs SAS	111-110W	45	23	17	82

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	60.0	53.0	54.1	100%	54.5
Rui Hachimura SF	21.0	21.3	24.9	100%	25.2
LeBron James PF	51.0	42.2	49.6	100%	50.0
Dalton Knecht SG	21.0	28.2	19.6	35%	31.4
Austin Reaves PG	34.0	24.4	30.6	100%	31.0

Utah Jazz	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
John Collins PF	39.0	38.9	34.2	77%	36.4
Keyonte George PG	31.0	31.8	24.8	100%	25.2
Walker Kessler C	34.0	27.1	24.3	63%	26.9
Brice Sensabaugh SF	15.0	17.1	18.1	37%	22.3
Collin Sexton SG	30.0	27.4	29.5	80%	30.0

Lakers Notable Injuries

D’Angelo Russell (PG): Avg: 16.8pts, 3.1reb, 6.0ast, 32.0 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 4.1
Jaxson Hayes (C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.1reb, 1.0ast, 17.7 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 1.1
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.1

Jazz Notable Injuries

Jordan Clarkson (SG): Avg: 16.6pts, 3.5reb, 4.8ast, 29.7 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 4.6
Kyle Filipowski (PF/C): Avg: 7.8pts, 4.6reb, 2.3ast, 19.3 minutes. Last game: 11/21/24. Impact: 3.5
Cody Williams (SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 2.2reb, 1.1ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 1.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Walker Kessler	UTA	Pts	8.5	11.0	+2.5	40%	40%	33%	33%	LAL	+0.1	#16
John Collins	UTA	Pts	16.5	18.9	+2.4	80%	60%	47%	47%	LAL	+1.7	#27
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	11.5	14.1	+2.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	UTA	-0.2	#10
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	3.5	4.3	+0.8	20%	20%	27%	27%	UTA	+0.4	#25

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#27	#30	#26	6.0%
PF	#27	#13	#16	#22	2.9%
PG	#8	#6	#21	#11	-2.2%
SF	#15	#27	#27	#24	4.8%
SG	#22	#8	#23	#23	2.6%

Jazz Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#17	#27	#29	11.3%
PF	#17	#10	#22	#20	2.7%
PG	#26	#5	#24	#24	5.7%
SF	#23	#10	#2	#12	-1.3%
SG	#28	#25	#30	#30	12.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.0

108.4

Rebounds per Game

42.9

43.2

Assists per Game

27.4

23.7

Steals per Game

6.7

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.5

Shots per Game

86.3

86.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.8

11.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.6

53.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.7

33.3

Turnovers per Game

13.4

15.6

Fouls per Game

15.3

17.7

Recent Trends

Isaiah Collier (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.1% to 13.2, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.
Drew Eubanks (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.7% to 13.5, 19.4 min average previous 3 games.
Johnny Juzang (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.9% to 18.3, 13.4 min average previous 3 games.
Walker Kessler (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.8% to 31.1, 23.8 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Williams (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.3% to 10.6, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.