Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers (6-4) and the Utah Jazz (5-3) is likely to be a close one if you believe the betting odds that Las Vegas has put up for this NBA clash.
The visiting Lakers opened up as 3-point road favorites but have since been bet down to just -2 despite NBA wager-tracking websites showing that Los Angeles is garnering nearly 75% of the action.
The total for the Lakers vs. Jazz game sits at 186 and hasn’t seen any movement in the hours after it was released.
Despite being 6-1 in Los Angeles this season, the Lakers have gone just 0-3 on the road and will be squaring off against a Jazz team that has put up a perfect 4-0 in Utah.
The under has been a popular bet when these teams meet up, and the over has only won the money once over their previous 8 head-to-head meetings.
Los Angeles has also been a nice bet as the Lakers have covered the spread odds in 6 of those 8 games.
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The Lakers most recently won 96-71 in Los Angeles over the Jazz earlier this season, and they also were 96-85 winners as 8-point favorites in the most recent meeting in Utah (4/1/11).
The Jazz were 102-96 winners as 1-point underdogs the last time they played host before that defeat, but it was the only home win against the Lakers for Utah in their last 4 tries.
Los Angeles has won 3 of their last 4 games heading into Wednesday’s game, but they have failed to cover the odds in every single road loss.
Utah has been playing good basketball lately and has won outright in 4 straight while winning money for bettors in 3 straight. 4 of Utah’s last 5 games have gone under the total, while Los Angeles has gone over in 3 of 4.
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