Jazz vs. Lakers Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Dec. 18

Jazz vs. Lakers Game Info

• Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
• Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Venue: Delta Center -- Salt Lake City, Utah
• Coverage: KJZZ, Jazz+, and SportsNet LA

A pair of the league's top scorers match up when Luka Doncic (first, 34.7 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (18-7) visit Lauri Markkanen (ninth, 27.8 PPG) and the Utah Jazz (10-15) on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on KJZZ, Jazz+, and SportsNet LA. The Lakers are 7-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 242.5 points.

Jazz vs. Lakers Odds & Spread

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Jazz vs. Lakers Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Lakers win (65%)

Jazz vs. Lakers Betting Trends

• The Lakers have compiled a 16-9-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Jazz are 14-11-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, Lakers games have hit the over 17 times.
• Jazz games this season have gone over the total in 16 of 25 opportunities (64%).
• When playing at home, Los Angeles has a worse record against the spread (6-5-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (10-4-0).
• The Lakers have gone over the over/under more often at home, hitting the over in 11 of 11 home matchups (100%). In away games, they have hit the over in six of 14 games (42.9%).
• In 2025-26 against the spread, Utah has a better winning percentage at home (.714, 10-4-0 record) than on the road (.364, 4-7-0).
• In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Jazz's games have finished above the over/under at home (71.4%, 10 of 14) compared to away (54.5%, six of 11).

Lakers Leaders

• Doncic is averaging 34.7 points, 8.8 assists and 8.7 boards.
• Deandre Ayton averages 15.3 points, 9 rebounds and 0.9 assists, shooting 71% from the floor (second in NBA).
• Rui Hachimura's numbers on the season are 13.3 points, 3.9 boards and 0.8 assists per contest, shooting 53.2% from the floor and 46% from downtown (eighth in league), with an average of 1.9 made 3-pointers.
• Jake Laravia is averaging 8.4 points, 1.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
• LeBron James is averaging 17.6 points, 7.2 assists and 5.7 rebounds.

Jazz Leaders

• Markkanen averages 27.8 points for the Jazz, plus 7 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
• The Jazz receive 23.5 points per game from Keyonte George, plus 4 rebounds and 6.8 assists.
• Per game, Jusuf Nurkic provides the Jazz 8.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists, plus 1.5 steals and 0.4 blocks.
• The Jazz are getting 10 points, 6.4 boards and 2.3 assists per game from Kyle Filipowski.
• Per game, Ace Bailey gets the Jazz 10 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.

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