The Utah Jazz have done little to inspire confidence on a basketball court lately. At the same time, the Los Angeles Lakers have done little to inspire anything all season.
The Jazz (45-31) are on a five game losing streak, but they’ve still enjoyed a far better season than the Lakers (31-44). While some had a feeling this Lakers group would struggle to gel, few could have predicted that they’d find themselves on the fringe of the play-in picture at this point in the NBA season.
Life in the NBA is nothing if not unpredictable.
Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Odds Tonight
According to WynnBet, the Jazz are 12.5 point favorites to win this contest, and -800 point favorites on the money line. The Lakers are +550 money line underdogs.
The over/under is presently set at 226.0 points.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
As it stands, only Trent Forrest is listed on Utah’s injury report. With that said, Rudy Gobert was a late scratch in their last contest, and the statuses of Bojan Bogdanovic and Hassan Whiteside are both unclear.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup
Barring any last minute changes, Quin Snyder should be able to roll out his usual starting lineup of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert tonight.
Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
A significant, unknown factor makes predicting this game a fool’s errand: LeBron James’ availability.
He missed the team’s last contest against Dallas with an ankle injury. If he’s unavailable, the Jazz should be able to pull this one out.
By now, we’re defaulting to pessimism until the Jazz give us a reason not to. Assuming LeBron is available, we expect a Lakers win tonight.
Given WynnBet’s odds in this one, you might want to go place a bet if you trust our judgment.
Prediction: Lakers 118, Jazz 109
Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers TV Channel
Lakers fans can find this game on Spectrum SportsNet, while fans in Salt Lake City should tune into AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game
After this game, the Jazz face a difficult stretch to close out the year. They’ll face off with the Golden State Warriors on April 2nd.
After that, it’s the Memphis Grizzlies on April 5th. They get a quick reprieve from contenders with a contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder the night after. They play the Phoenix Suns on the 8th, and the Portland Trail Blazers for their last game of the year on the 10th.