Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz (10-15) play Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers (18-7) on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Delta Center, at 9 p.m. ET on KJZZ, Jazz+, and SportsNet LA.
The Lakers take the court as 6.5-point favorites against the Jazz. The over/under for the matchup is set at 241.5.
Lakers vs. Jazz betting odds
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Spread: Los Angeles -6.5Total: 241.5Moneyline: Los Angeles -246, Utah +201
Lakers at Jazz odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Jazz (+ 6.5)Pick OU:
Under (241.5)Prediction:
Lakers 122 – Jazz 118MoneylineThe Lakers are 10-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 76.9% of those games).Los Angeles has gone 7-1 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -246 or shorter (winning 87.5%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Lakers have an implied win probability of 71.1%.This season, the Jazz have won seven out of the 21 games, or 33.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.This season, Utah has won four of its 14 games, or 28.6%, when it is the underdog by at least +201 on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Jazz have a 33.2% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 118.2 points per game the Lakers average are 7.9 fewer points than the Jazz allow (126.1).When Los Angeles puts up more than 126.1 points, it is 5-2 against the spread and 7-0 overall.When it scores more than 116.7 points, Utah is 10-3 against the spread and 9-4 overall.Los Angeles is 11-1 against the spread and 12-0 overall when it allows fewer than 119 points.The Lakers are the NBA’s 11th-ranked scoring team (118.2 PPG), while the Jazz rank 29th in points per game allowed (126.1) in the league.Utah is the NBA’s ninth-ranked offense (119 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 17th-ranked defense (116.7).The Lakers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 39 points this season (1.5 points per game on average), and opponents of the Jazz have out-scored them by 178 more points on the year (7.1 per game).Over/UnderLos Angeles has an average implied point total of 118.6 this year, which is 5.4 points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (124).This season, Los Angeles has totaled more than 124 points in a game seven times.The average implied point total on the season for Utah (122) is four more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (118).How to watch Lakers vs. JazzGame day: Thursday, December 18, 2025Game time: 9 p.m. ETLocation: Salt Lake City, UtahArena: Delta CenterTV channel: Utah JazzLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo