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Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 112-102 loser on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (214) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Utah was a 100-95 winner in its last match at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 195 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Utah:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-1 ATS
Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Utah is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Lakers is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 13 games
Next up:
Utah home to Sacramento Saturday, October 26
Los Angeles home to Charlotte Sunday, October 27