Utah Jazz visit Los Angeles Lakers. Jazz are 0-1 and have gone L-L-W-L-L in their last 5, while Lakers are 1-0 and have gone L-L-L-L-W in their last 5.
The model leans toward Lakers: about 88% to win, with a projected score of Utah Jazz 108, Los Angeles Lakers 120. A win for Jazz would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 8 times in our recent records. Lakers lead 7-1, and the average margin has been 7.8 points in favor of Lakers.
On the injury report, Jusuf Nurkic (UTA) is listed as out.