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The Utah Jazz are 12.5-point favorites over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night at Moda Center. Houston (28-17) is riding an emotional rollercoaster after being one of the first teams to play on.

1. The Jazz have won three of their last four and are coming off a 139-105 home win over the Spurs on Tuesday, while Houston hopes to bounce back from a 103-91 loss to the Timberwolves in the first.
2. The Utah Jazz improved to 20-5 on Tuesday with a 122-108 victory over the Boston Celtics. The win, which was broadcast nationally on TNT, tied the best start for the Jazz in franchise history.
3. See the Jazz Odds as it moves throughout the NBA return on our NBA Championship Odds page. Utah Jazz Season Recap. The Jazz have had another very productive season with a 41-23 record before the NBA season abruptly stopping. The Jazz were on pace for about 53 wins this season, which would be a minor improvement from their 50 wins last season.

The best team in the NBA will play its last home game before the All-Star Break on Wednesday night when the Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Lakers.

Utah will enter the halfway point of the season with the best record in the league barring an utter collapse over the next week. However, the Jazz have yet to face the defending champions due to this year’s somewhat wonky schedule.

Lakers vs. Jazz Betting Resources

• Matchup: Western Conference
• Expert Picks:Vegas Insiders
• Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Date: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
• Time: 10:05 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPN
• Bet:BetMGM BetRivers FanDuel bet365 DraftKings Best Sportsbooks

Betting Odds - Lakers vs. Jazz

Subject to Change

• Spread: Jazz -8
• Money-Line: Jazz -350 Lakers +290
• Total: 220

Lakers vs. Jazz Current Form-Last Game

Utah has been red hot after a 4-4 start to the season.

The Jazz have won 21 of their last 23 games to hold a 25-6 record after two months of play. Their only losses during this run were on the road against Denver on January 31 and in LA against the Clippers last Friday. Utah hasn’t lost a home game since losing its first two in Salt Lake City to Minnesota and Phoenix, recording 14 straight wins in SLC.

The Jazz have largely beat up on the Eastern Conference during their run. They have played more games against the Eastern Conference than the Western Conference, and they are 14-2 against the East compared to 11-4 against the West.

We’ve seen multiple teams set franchise records for made three-pointers in a game this season. Utah became the most recent team to accomplish that feat against Charlotte on Monday. The Jazz went 28 of 55 from beyond the arc in the 132-110 victory with Joe Ingles and Georges Niang each knocking down seven triples.

Los Angeles has struggled without Anthony Davis in the lineup. Davis is going to miss at least four weeks with calf and Achilles’ tendon injuries, leaving the Lakers without their second-best playmaker. He suffered the injury on Valentine’s Day in LA’s loss to Denver, and the Lakers have lost four of their last five games since the injury.

The Lakers’ lone win was against lowly Minnesota last Tuesday. They have since lost three straight home games against Brooklyn, Miami, and Washington. Los Angeles failed to top 100 points in the first two games before Monday night’s 127-124 overtime loss to the Wizards.

LeBron James went 14 of 29 and topped the Lakers with 31 points, and Montrezl Harrell provided 26 points off the bench. However, it wasn’t enough as the Wizards were able to get to the free throw line 33 times on the evening, helping Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal end the night with 30+.

Lakers vs. Jazz Head-to-Head

• Aug. 3, 2020 - Lakers 116 at Jazz 108, L.A. -6, Over 217 (NBA Bubble)
• Dec. 4, 2019 - Lakers 121 at Jazz 96, L.A. +2, Over 212.5
• Oct. 25, 2019 - Lakers 95 vs. Jazz 86, L.A. -3.5, Under 216

(SU-Straight Up, ATS - Against the Spread, OU - Over-Under)

Los Angeles Lakers Betting Outlook

Inside the Stats (2020-2021)

• Overall: 22-10 SU, 14-18 ATS, 12-20 OU
• Road: 13-3 SU, 9-7 ATS, 3-13 OU

James means everything to this team with Davis out of the lineup. He is averaging 25.8 PPG, 8.2 RPG, and 8.1 APG, and he is a triple-double threat each night. The onus is on him to create once again without Davis and Schroder as those are the Lakers’ second- and third-leading scorers.

Without Davis on the court, James has pressed a little too much and doesn’t have the same ability to shake his defender and get off open looks from beyond the arc. He has been abysmal from downtown over the last two weeks, going just 6-37 from distance in his last six games. James turned the ball over eight times against the Wizards on Monday night too.

Harrell is unlikely to get much done on the offensive end with Gobert in the paint. He has scored at least 17 points in three of his last four games, but his impact will probably be muted in this game.

That means the Lakers will have to rely on their backcourt in this game. That has been an issue as there hasn’t been reliable scoring from LA’s guards.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Alex Caruso are the only two Lakers that are making at least 40 percent of their threes. Caldwell-Pope recorded over 20 points for just the second time all season on Monday, so he might be the second banana for the Lakers against the Jazz.

Utah Jazz Betting Outlook

Inside the Stats (2020-2021)

• Overall: 25-6 SU, 23-8 ATS, 14-16-1 OU
• Home: 14-2 SU, 13-3 ATS, 8-8 OU

Jordan Clarkson is currently a huge favorite to be named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. Clarkson has yet to start a game in his 31 appearances for the Jazz, but he is the team’s second leading scorer with 18.3 PPG. The ex-Laker has really come into his own with the Jazz, providing Utah with some quality minutes off the bench.

He is making 45.7 percent of his field goals and 38 percent of his threes on the season. Clarkson has been at his best against top teams too, as he dropped 40 points on the 76ers last Monday.

That has benefited Utah’s established stars.

Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are both having fine seasons for the Jazz.

Gobert is a double-double machine with 13.9 PPG and 13.5 RPG this season. He has recorded a double-double in eight of his last ten games, and he is making 64 percent of his baskets.

Gobert is an old school big man that isn’t a three-point threat and doesn’t rack up assists. The Frenchman is one of the best low-post threats in the league, and he is a constant nuisance on the defensive end.

Mitchell is averaging 24.5 PPG while making 43 percent of his field goals and 38.9 percent of his threes.

He isn’t the most efficient shooter, but he is the one player on this team that can create his own shot consistently and score in the clutch. Mitchell has scored at least 23 points in 10 of his last 11 games, and he is averaging 27.4 PPG in February.

Key Injuries

Los Angeles Lakers

• PF Anthony Davis: Calf/Achilles – Out
• PG Dennis Schroder: COVID – Out

Utah Jazz

• None

Lakers vs. Jazz Prediction

This is not a good matchup for the Lakers. A healthy Davis would give them a lot more flexibility when it comes to dealing with Gobert and the Jazz defense, but his absence will limit their effectiveness.

Score Prediction: Jazz 112 Lakers 104
Best Bet: Under

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The Utah Jazz (33-18) are visiting the Houston Rockets (33-19) Sunday at Toyota Center for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Jazz-Rockets odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Jazz at Rockets: Key injuries

Jazz

C Ed Davis (back) questionable

Rockets

SG Eric Gordon (leg) questionableSF Bruno Caboclo (undisclosed) out

Jazz at Rockets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Jazz 122, Rockets 115

Moneyline (ML)

Rockets Jazz Odds History

The Jazz (+135) ended a five-game skid with a tight 117-114 home victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in their last game and the Rockets’ (-161) four-game winning streak ended with a 127-91 stomping they got from the Phoenix Suns. The Rockets have won five of their last six games against the Jazz, which includes a 4-1, gentleman’s sweep, in their Western Conference first-round series against Utah last postseason.

The size mismatch between these two squads is wild. Utah’s Rudy Eiffle Tower Gobert is the back-to-back, defending Defensive Player of the Year and Houston’s starting center is either P.J. Tucker or Robert Covington—neither one of them taller than 6-foot-7. Tell 18-year veteran Tyson Chandler to dust off the sneakers and prep for some game time. Moreover, opposing starting power forwards in Houston’s last five games are averaging 23.2 points per game on 64% from the field and 3-point land. Utah’s starting power forward—Bojan Bogdanović—scored 30 points in Utah’s 126-117 loss to the Rockets Jan. 27.

BET UTAH (+135) to get retribution for recent losses to the Rockets.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Utah is the much more rested team while playing for just the third time in eight days. The Rockets are playing their fourth game in five days. While both teams played Friday, I’m going to source a rest disadvantage trend because of their past week’s schedule. Houston is 3-9 against the spread with a minus-11.4 margin against the spread in those games.

Also, home favorites laying 0-4.5 points have a 9-19 against the spread record with the officiating crew assigned to the Jazz-Rockets, and Houston is 1-5 when laying 3-4.5 points. So don’t bank on home cooking for the Rockets.

TAKE UTAH +3.5 (-115) for a little insurance on our moneyline wager.

Over/Under (O/U)

I don’t know. The Under is 7-3 in the last 10 Jazz-Rockets meetings and Houston has a 3-9 Over/Under record with a rest disadvantage. Their combined O/U record is 50-53, but the officiating crew’s O/U record is 57-47. My hunch is that there are a ton of points scored in this one but my official stance is to PASS ON THE TOTAL.

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