The Utah Jazz (20-20) battle the Los Angeles Lakers (19-20) on January 13, 2024 at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz are favored by 2.5 points as they enter the matchup winners of four in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 237.5.
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Spread: Jazz (-2.5) to Cover
- The model line and the DraftKings line are within 0.5 points of each other.
- Utah is 24-16-0 against the spread this season.
- The Jazz have been favored by 2.5 points or more four times this season, and covered the spread in two of those matchups.
- Los Angeles is 16-23-0 against the spread this year.
- The Lakers have an ATS record of 5-6 when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year.
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Total: Under 237.5
- In this game, the model projects a total (231.8 points) marginally lower than the DraftKings over/under (237.5 points).
- Utah’s games have finished with more than 237.5 points 16 times so far this year.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over 237.5 points on 15 occasions this year.
- The Jazz and their opponents have combined to hit the over 21 out of 40 times this season.
- So far this year, 20 out of the Lakers’ 39 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Jazz (-135)
- Prediction: Jazz 117, Lakers 114
- This season, Utah has been favored seven times and won six of those games.
- Los Angeles has come away with four wins in the 14 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Collin Sexton Rebounds Prop: Over 2.5
- Collin Sexton puts up 16.3 points, 3.9 assists and 2.6 boards per game.
- He averages 0.1 more rebounds than his prop bet Saturday of 2.5.
- This will be his 22nd game this season with a rebound prop and so far he has hit the over 10 times.
- On the boards, the Lakers are 21st in the NBA in rebounds (43.1 per game). They are 21st in rebounds conceded (44.3 per game).
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Anthony Davis Rebounds Prop: Under 11.5
- Anthony Davis generates 25.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for the Lakers.
- He has pulled down 11.8 boards per game, 0.3 more than his over/under for Saturday’s game.
- This will be his 37th game with a rebound prop this season, and so far he has gone over on 15 occasions.
- The Jazz rank third-best in the NBA by averaging 46.5 rebounds per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, they rank sixth in the league (41.9 allowed per contest).
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