Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz 3/31/2022 Spread Picks and Prediction

Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz 3/31/2022 – The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of elimination and they still have time to turn things around. This team has a tough challenge ahead as they face the Utah Jazz next this coming Thursday, March 31 at the Vivint Arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The game begins at exactly 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it will be shown live on television through TNT. NBA League Pass subscribers can also enjoy the game through an online live stream. The Utah Jazz are forecasted in NBA betting lines as the favored team to win over the mediocre Los Angeles Lakers.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz 3/31/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Los Angeles Lakers	+6 (-110)	224.5 o (-110)	+210
Utah Jazz	-6 (-110)	224.5 u (-110)	-250

The Los Angeles Lakers are very much in trouble right now as they face a tough schedule before ending the season. They are hanging at the bottom of the play-in tournament with the San Antonio Spurs just half a game behind them. This team will still be playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis is still not available. Russell Westbrook is expected to perform at his MVP level to lift the Lakers in their next few games. Malik Monk and Carmelo Anthony also have to pick it up to give Westbrook some help. Dwight Howard has also been called to step up as the team’s starting center.

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Players to watch: LeBron James SF 55 GP 55 GS 37.2 MIN 30.1 PTS 1.1 OR 7.1 DR 8.2 REB 6.3 AST 1.3 STL 1.1 BLK 3.5 TO 2.1 PF 1.8 AST/TO 26.44 PER

Anthony Davis PF 37 GP 37 GS 35.1 MIN 23.1 PTS 2.8 OR 6.9 DR 9.7 REB 2.9 AST 1.2 STL 2.3 BLK 2.1 TO 2.5 PF 1.4 AST/TO 24.21 PER

Russell Westbrook PG 74 GP 74 GS 34.4 MIN 18.2 PTS 1.4 OR 6.1 DR 7.5 REB 7.1 AST 1 STL 0.3 BLK 3.8 TO 3 PF 1.9 AST/TO 14.93 PER.

The Utah Jazz are on a huge slump and their five-game losing streak pulled them down to 6th overall in the NBA Western Conference standings. This team still owns a 2.5 game lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves but they are still not out of the woods. The team has been juggling injuries and has never been complete since the start of the year. There are talks that if this team doesn’t go far, management will blow them up by the end of the season. Nonetheless, Rudy Gobert is in a day-to-day situation while Bojan Bogdanovic is still injured. The Jazz relies heavily on their guards such as Donovan Mitchell, Jordan Clarkson and Mike Conley Jr.

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Players to Watch: Donovan Mitchell SG 63 GP 63 GS 33.7 MIN 26 PTS 0.8 OR 3.3 DR 4.2 REB 5.4 AST 1.5 STL 0.2 BLK 3.1 TO 2.5 PF 1.7 AST/TO 22.05 PER

Bojan Bogdanovic SF 64 GP 64 GS 30.9 MIN 18.1 PTS 0.9 OR 3.4 DR 4.3 REB 1.7 AST 0.4 STL 0 BLK 1.7 TO 1.6 PF 1 AST/TO 15.86 PER

Jordan Clarkson PG 73 GP 1 GS 27 MIN 16.1 PTS 0.8 OR 2.6 DR 3.4 REB 2.4 AST 0.8 STL 0.2 BLK 1.6 TO 2 PF 1.5 AST/TO 14.92 PER.

Los Angeles Lakers

LA Lakers are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers’ last 6 games.
LA Lakers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against Utah.
Lakers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against Utah.
LA Lakers are 2-14 SU in their last 16 games on the road.
LA Lakers are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers’ last 5 games this season.
LA Lakers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers’ last 5 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.

Utah Jazz

Utah are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Utah’s last 15 games.
Utah are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games against LA Lakers.
Utah are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home.
Jazz are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against LA Lakers.
Utah are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games this season.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah’s last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Utah are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games played in March.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Utah’s last 15 games played on a Thursday.

Injuries

Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James SF Ankle is OUT Thursday vs Utah
Anthony Davis PF Ankle is out indefinitely
Wenyen Gabriel PF Ankle left last game, is “?” Thursday vs Utah
Kendrick Nunn PG Knee is out for season

Utah Jazz

Hassan Whiteside C Foot is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs LA Lakers
Bojan Bogdanovic SF Wrist is “?” Thursday vs LA Lakers
Danuel House Jr. SG Knee is “?” Thursday vs LA Lakers
Udoka Azubuike C Ankle is out for season
Trent Forrest SG Concussion is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs LA Lakers

This is a prime chance for the Utah Jazz to get their winning rhythm back and the best online sportsbook sees them cushioning their spot in the NBA Western Conference standings with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Moneyline:The ML given to the Lakers if they pull an upset is at +185 while the Jazz are -225 at home.

ATS:It is a wide 5.5 points between both teams across the spread with the Lakers getting the +5.5 while the Jazz sits at -5.5.

TOTALs:The total for both teams to reach is at 220.5 points with the Lakers going over while the Jazz are under.

Score Prediction: 115 – 108, Jazz