Jazz at Lakers 4/7/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:50 AM ET

The Utah Jazz look for their eighth straight victory on Sunday when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers. The Jazz defeated the Sacramento Kings on Friday 119-98. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz attack with 23 points, while rookie Grayson Allen matched Mitchell with 23 as well. Rudy Gobert chipped in with 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Joe Ingles scored 17.

The Lakers rallied in the second half to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 122-117. The Lakers trailed by 12 during the third quarter, but rallied to win. Alex Caruso led the Lakers with 32 points setting a new career high for a single game. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 25.
Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. The leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert with an average of 12.9 per game, while Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.1 per game. As a team, Utah is shooting 46.8% from the field and 35.6% from 3-point territory.

LeBron James leads the Lakers in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 27.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. Kyle Kuzma is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.7 points per game. Five Lakers average double figures in scoring. Los Angeles is shooting 47.0% from the field and 33.4% from three-point territory.

While Utah will win this matchup, the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 6 of the last 8 between the two. In addition, the Jazz has seen the UNDER cash in 7 of the last 8 versus Pacific Division opponents and 4 of the last 5 overall. The Lakers have watched the UNDER cash in each of the last 4 versus teams from the Northwest Division. Final Score Prediction, Utah Jazz win, but our best play is UNDER 107-99.

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