The Lakers are still without two key offensive cogs in LeBron James and Rajon Rondo. Coach Luke Walton has demanded more defense this week and the team has responded with a 107-97 win at Dallas and a 113-100 victory over Detroit. They allowed 30 second-half points and 41.9% shooting at Dallas and held the Pistons to 14-of-44 shooting from long range. The Lakers are on a 25-10 run UNDER the total, ranked sixth in the league in field goal shooting defense, and top 10 at defending beyond the arc. They face a Utah squad that is all about defense, fourth in points allowed, and are coming in off a win over Orlando, allowing 93 points and 39.8% shooting. Utah is on a 10-3-1 run UNDER the total, 10-2-1 UNDER after scoring 100+ points in their previous game. And when these teams clash, the UNDER is 13-6-2 in this building. Back the UNDER in this one.
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NBA
Los Angeles at Utah
January 11, 2019
10:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 216.5 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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