Jazz vs Lakers NBA Handicapping

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at STAPLES Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

In their last action, Utah was a 96-85 loser on the road against the 76ers. They failed to cover the 2.5?point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (181) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

The Lakers were a 107-97 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the 1?point spread as favorites, while the total score (204) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Utah:
Team record: 27-17 SU, 20-23-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of last 19 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 12 games when playing LA Lakers

When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Antonio are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-13 SU, 20-25 ATS

LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games at home
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Utah

When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Sacramento are 7-3
After playing Denver are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Next up:
Utah home to San Antonio, Wednesday, January 26
LA Lakers home to Sacramento, Friday, January 28