Monday, May 21st, 2012
The LA Lakers will travel to play the Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night.
Tip off time from Utah is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up with the road club LA Lakers favored by -3 points with an over under lined at 186 points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has landed on the side of the home underdog as the LA Lakers are now favored by -2 points.
The over under has not moved off the opening line of 186 points.
LA Lakers money line bettors will lay –125 odds with the home underdog Utah Jazz bringing back +115 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
These teams first met back on December 27th with the LA Lakers routing the Utah Jazz by the score of 96-71 as a -5 ½ point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing total of 188 points.
It was a pathetic showing by the Jazz who amassed just 46 points after three quarters and shooting 32.2% from the game.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 26 points in the win and eight boards.
Pau Gasol had 22 points and nine boards.
LA was without Andrew Bynum who was still serving his suspension.
The Lakers will head to Utah with a mark of 7-4 on the season. The team is 0-3 on the highway.
They average 95 points and 46.4% shooting from the floor with 23% from the three point line. LA hits on 73.9% from the line.
Defensively the LA Lakers allow 90 points and 41.9% shooting. Teams hit on 30.3% from the three point line against them.
The Lakers have won three straight all coming on their home court.
They are coming off the 99-83 home win last night to the Phoenix Suns as a -7 ½ point betting favorite.
The total in the game landed under the closing line of 192 points.
LA pulled away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Phoenix by a 26-15 margin.
The Lakers made 48.8% from the floor with 2 of 17 from the three point line.
They hammered the Suns on the glass by out rebounding Phoenix by a 49-35 margin.
Kobe Bryant went monster on Phoenix with 48 points on 18 of 31 shooting. Kobe got to the free throw line 13 times and sank 12 shots.
Pau Gasol scored 16 points and pulled won 12 rebounds.
Andrew Bynum chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds.
They allowed the Jazz to shoot 42.5% from the field and 7 of 20 from the three point line.
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Utah will host the Lakers with a record of 6-3 on the season. The team is a perfect 5-0 on their home court.
The Jazz put up 92 points and connect on 44.8% from the floor with 26.8% shooting from three. They make 71% of their free throws.
Defensively Utah allows 95 points and 44.3% shooting. Opponents connect on 30.5% from beyond the arc against them.
Utah is on fire winners of five straight games.
The Jazz continued their solid home play by registering a 113-105 home win last night to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -6 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at well over the closing line of 187 ½ points.
Utah erupted for 59.2% shooting from the floor and connected on 3 of 10 from the three point line.
Al Jefferson led Utah with 30 points and 12 rebounds as he made 13 of his 17 shots from the floor.
Paul Millsap had 19 points making 9 of 10 from the field.
Off the bench Josh Howard had 17 points.
The allowed Cleveland 44.9% shooting and 4 of 20 makes from the three point line.
Trend: The under is 3-0 in their past three games.
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