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NBA · October 25, 2026

Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Final — October 25, 2026

Los Angeles Lakers

132

Top scorer Luka Doncic64 games

FINAL

Utah Jazz

123

Top scorer Lauri Markkanen42 games

Sunday, October 25 · 5:10 PM ET

LALOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)UTAH

8th116.0

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

111.821st

11th116.2

PPG

117.69th

LALDefenseUTAH

20th114.4

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

120.330th

11th114.3

Opp PPG

126.030th

LALTeamUTAH

15th+1.6

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−8.527th

LALLast 10 gamesUTAH

Game by game

9-1

Last 10

6-4

+113

Net points

-74

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

LALRest & travelUTAH

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

581 mi935 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

LALKey injuriesUTAH

None listed

Players out or limited

Jusuf Nurkic COut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 25, 7:50 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Lakers visited the Jazz on Sunday, October 25 at 5:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Lakers scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 114.3 (11th). The Jazz scored 117.6 points per game (9th of 30) and allowed 126.0 (30th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Lakers 116.0 (8th), Jazz 111.8 (21st). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Lakers 114.4 (20th), Jazz 120.3 (30th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Lakers +1.6 (15th), Jazz −8.5 (27th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Lakers closed as 6.5-point road favorites, with the Jazz getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 237.5, up from 236.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Lakers -236, Jazz +190) prices the Lakers at 67% and the Jazz at 33%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Lakers 132, Utah Jazz 123

Los Angeles Lakers won by 9.

Against the closing spread (Utah Jazz +6.5): Los Angeles Lakers covered.
Combined score 255 vs the closing total of 237.5: Over.
Los Angeles Lakers closed at -236 on the moneyline (a 67% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenJazz +6.5 (-111)
Lakers -6.5 (-109)

CloseJazz +6.5 (-115)
Lakers -6.5 (-107)

Totalup 1

Open236.5 (o -114 / u -107)

Close237.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenLakers -247 68%
Jazz +200 32%

CloseLakers -236 67%
Jazz +190 33%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

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Matchup

Players to watch

Lakers

64 games · Luka Doncic

Points per game33.51st
Rebounds per game7.730th
Assists per game8.34th
Minutes per game35.8

51 games · Austin Reaves

Points per game23.324th
Rebounds per game4.7133rd
Assists per game5.532nd
Minutes per game34.5

Jazz

42 games · Lauri Markkanen

Points per game26.711th
Rebounds per game6.947th
Assists per game2.1187th
Minutes per game34.4

54 games · Keyonte George

Points per game23.622nd
Rebounds per game3.7190th
Assists per game6.122nd
Minutes per game33.1

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2022: the Lakers won 16 and the Jazz 4.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 12, 2026	Jazz 107, Lakers 131 Lakers won
Apr 12, 2026	Jazz 107, Lakers 131 Lakers won
Apr 12, 2026	Jazz 107, Lakers 131 Lakers won
Apr 12, 2026	Jazz 107, Lakers 131 Lakers won
Apr 12, 2026	Jazz 107, Lakers 131 Lakers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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