Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) grimaces after straining his left groin, during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. The Lakers won 127-101. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)Associated Press
LeBron James averages 29.3 points a game when he plays the Celtics in the regular season, his best output against any club. Right behind that is the 29.2 he averages against the Jazz.
He will miss his first game in Salt Lake City as a Laker with a groin injury he has battled since Christmas. L.A. is 3-5 without him but has won - and covered - two in a row and has posted an Under in nine of their last 11.
’Bron or no ’Bron . . . Utah does nothing for me. And sure, we’ll take a piece of that Under also.
Pick: Lakers (+8) at Jazz
Pick: Lakers-Jazz (Under 216.5)