Lakers vs Jazz Picks and Prediction – 12/2/2024

The Los Angeles Lakers look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles is 11-8 and second in the Pacific Division, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles City 101-93 on Friday night. The leading scorer for Los Angeles was Dalton Knecht with 20 points. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA previews.

Anthony Davis is leading Los Angeles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 28.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game while LeBron James is the second-leading scorer in the leader in assists with averages of 22.3 points and 9.1 assists per game. Los Angeles has six players averaging double figures in scoring. The Lakers are scoring an average of 115.6 points per game.

The Utah Jazz will complete a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting Los Angeles after playing at home on Saturday versus the Dallas Mavericks. Utah is 4-14 and last in the Northwest division, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder. Utah was defeated by the Denver Nuggets 122-103 on Wednesday night. The Jazz have lost two straight and six of the last seven.

Lauri Markkanen is leading Utah in scoring with an average of 19.5 points per game while Walker Kessler is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.4 per game and Keyonte George is the leader in assists with an average of 5.7 per game. Utah has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team, the Jazz are scoring an average of 109.4 points per game.

The Los Angeles Lakers will pick up the victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Utah Jazz but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of Los Angeles’ last seven and in five of Utah's last six versus an opponent from the Western Conference. Utah is scoring an average of only 109.5 points per game which is 23rd in the NBA. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Lakers win but our best play is UNDER 109-99.