Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Utah Jazz (5-8) are on their way to crypto.com Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (10-4).

The Jazz played the Bulls and took home the win by a score of 150-147 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Jazz left the arena with 28 and the Bulls accounted for 29 personal fouls. They knocked down 19 of 50 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Chicago went 93.8% at the charity stripe by converting 30 of their 32 attempts. In addition, Chicago snagged 60 rebounds (12 offensive, 48 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Chicago totaled 38 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 45.4% from the field on 49 of 108 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 53 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 34 of their 41 shots for a rate of 82.9%. Utah ended the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (49 out of 111) and made 18 out of their 49 three-point attempts.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 47 points on 15 of 33 shooting. He saw the court for 46 mins played and pulled down 7 boards. Markkanen finished the contest at 45.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Utah will play this game with a mark of 5-8 on the campaign. They turn it over 17.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is pulling in 48.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 381 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 33.5% on 3-pointers (179 of 534) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.9 pts per game (12th in the league) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Jazz are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 24.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists with 388 relinquished on the year. The Jazz defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (571 of 1,206) and they relinquish 43.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (123.7).

For their last game, the Lakers got the victory with a final of 119-95 when they played the Bucks. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Milwaukee to snag 39 in total (12 offensive). They shot 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 out of 39 and ended up shooting 16 of 24 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Lakers permitted the Bucks to make 32 of their 80 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Lakers ended up going 38 out of 77 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. In reference to three-point shots, Los Angeles buried 13 out of their 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to make 30 of those for a percentage of 90.9%. The Bucks earned 23 fouls in the game which got the Lakers to the free throw line for 33 tries. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. The Lakers recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup.

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Lakers in this game. Doncic scored 41 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 6 dimes in this game. He converted 9 of 19 in this game for a rate of 47.4%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 10-4 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are hitting on 50.4% from the field, which ranks 2nd in basketball. Los Angeles has scored 1,628 points this season (116.3 per game) and they grab 41.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.9 times per game. The Lakers are committing 20.1 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG given up with 114.4. They are forcing 16.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (21st in basketball). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.5% on 3-pointers (194 of 532) and their opposition knocks down 79.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.6 assists and 39.9 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 16th and 5th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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