Los Angeles at Utah

Unlike the Hawks, the Jazz have been in every game vs. the Lakers, but haven't been able to break through. They have had leads in all three games, but haven't been able to close, and I expect that to change tonight. The Jazz are the NBA's best team when posted as a home favorite of 4.5 points or less, failing to cover just six times in the last 32 in this situation. They have also bounced back from an ATS loss by going 20-6 ATS in their last 26. The Lakers’ inconsistency has led them to a 2-11 ATS mark following an ATS win. Playoffs games have for a longtime had a defensive signature and going back 14 years, NBA playoffs game first-half totals have gone UNDER to a 1210-918 mark! That is a lot of games, and a lot of first-half UNDERs. I'll go with Utah and the first-half UNDER.