Who is playing
Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Utah 3-9, Los Angeles 6-7
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What to know
Jazz fans are hoping the team plays a big game on Sunday as the odds are decidedly against them. Having played yesterday, they will hit the road to face the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:00 pm ET at the Intuit Dome. The Jazz have been making the ball drop more lately as they increased their point total in each of their last four games.
On Saturday, the Jazz came within striking distance, but couldn’t close the gap and fell 121-117 to the Kings. Unfortunately, the loss continues a disappointing trend for Utah in their matchups with Sacramento: They’ve already lost six in a row.
Despite their loss, the Jazz saw several players rise to the challenge and make notable plays. Lauri Markkanen, who was 6 of 8 and added 25 points plus five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Markkanen a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%).
The Jazz had difficulty working together and finished the game with only 16 assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve had all season.
Meanwhile, the Clippers’ recent slump got a little tougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were victims of a painful 125-104 loss at the hands of the Rockets. Los Angeles was in a difficult position after the first half, with the score already at 66-46.
Utah’s loss dropped their record to 3-9. As for Los Angeles, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
The Jazz won a game that couldn’t have been closer in their previous meeting in April, losing to the Clippers 110-109. Will the Jazz repeat their success or do the Clippers have a better game plan this time? We will know very soon.
Odd
Los Angeles is a heavy 9.5-point favorite against Utah, at last report. NBA Odds.
Bettors were in line with the betting community on this one, as the game started with a 9.5 point lead and stayed there.
The over/under is 220 points.
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History of the series
Utah has won 6 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- April 12, 2024: Utah 110 vs. Los Angeles 109
- April 5, 2024 – Los Angeles 131 vs. Utah 102
- December 8, 2023 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Utah 103
- October 27, 2023: Utah 120 vs. Los Angeles 118
- January 18, 2023: Utah 126 vs. Los Angeles 103
- November 30, 2022: Utah 125 vs. Los Angeles 112
- November 21, 2022: Los Angeles 121 vs. Utah 114
- November 6, 2022 – Utah 110 vs. Los Angeles 102
- March 29, 2022 – Los Angeles 121 vs. Utah 115
- March 18, 2022: Utah 121 vs. Los Angeles 92
