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.
Our ratings favor 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, Cameron Carr (LAL), Adou Thiero (LAL), Jusuf Nurkic (UTA), and Trey Alexander (UTA) are listed as out.