Jazz vs. Lakers line, picks: Odds and predictions for Wednesday's NBA matchup from advanced computer model

The Los Angeles Lakers (26-32) host the Utah Jazz (36-21) on Wednesday night as Utah tries to keep rolling against struggling L.A. The Jazz have won six in a row, while the Lakers have come out victorious just twice in their past nine games.

Tip-off is set for 10 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. Utah is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Jazz vs. Lakers odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 226 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The Lakers will be desperate to get pointed in the right direction, and Anthony Davis will be eager to go against Utah's Rudy Gobert. The big men haven't squared off since August 2020, but Davis had 42 points and 12 rebounds in that meeting and always gets pumped up to face Gobert. LeBron James has returned despite a troublesome knee injury that he said could hamper him the rest of the season. He is averaging a team-high 29 points and just shy of eight rebounds, while Davis scores 23 and adds almost 10 boards.

The Jazz have been dominant recently and have four players averaging at least 15 points. They have the NBA's top scoring offense (114 per game), rank fifth in rebounding (46.2) and are in the top six in shooting overall (47.3 percent) and from three-point range (36.1). Donovan Mitchell scores 25.5 points and adds 5.2 assists, and he had 30 points in a 135-101 win against Atlanta on Monday. Bojan Bogdanovic averages 17.9 points and hits 38 percent from beyond the arc, while Gobert averages 15.9 points and 14.9 rebounds.

Now, it has set its sights on Jazz vs. Lakers, and we can tell you the model is leaning Under the total. It also says one side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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