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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 211.5.
Utah lost its last outing, a 103-94 result against the 76ers on December 02. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles was a 105-96 winner in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 201 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-3 SU,12-9 ATS
LA Lakers is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah:
Team record: 12-9 SU,8-13 ATS
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Utah's last 24 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Portland Friday, December 6
Utah home to Memphis Saturday, December 7