The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz wrap up Saturday’s NBA slate at Intuit Dome.
The pregame narrative: L.A. has lost three straight but I say the buck stops tonight. Bet on the Clippers to dominate a Jazz team playing on a back-to-back alongside props on Kawhi Leonard and Walker Kessler.
Check out my Jazz vs. Clippers same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 8.
Jazz vs. Clippers predictions
Parlay: Clippers -12.5 | Leonard 2+ threes | Kessler 10+ rebounds (+350)
Clippers -12.5 (-177): This checks all the boxes of a bounce-back spot for Los Angeles.
The Clippers have been a stellar ATS team in the freshly-built Intuit Dome this season while the Jazz have struggled to perform on back-to-backs.
- L.A. is 18-9 ATS as a home favourite
- Utah is 2-5 ATS on no rest
The Jazz were close to pulling off an upset over the Kevin Durant-less Phoenix Suns last night but ultimately fell short, losing 135-127 in overtime.
Los Angels has also won and covered the spread in four of its last five meetings against Utah, winning each of those games 11-plus points.
SGP legs
Leonard 2+ threes (-114): Leonard had his biggest workload of the season on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers.
He played 33 minutes and shot 7-of-16 from the field, including 3-of-6 from deep.
It seems like the Klaw is no longer wearing kid gloves, which is a great sign for this wager. Leonard has gone over this line in six of 13 games despite only playing more than 30 minutes once.
On Saturday, he gets to play a Jazz team that surrenders the fourth-most 3s per game to opposing small forwards, according to Fantasy Pros.
Leonard shot a combined 10-of-18 from deep in two games against Utah last season, clearing this total in both matchups.
Kessler 10+ rebounds (-250): This is a bad matchup on paper for Kessler, who just played 38 minutes in yesterday’s overtime loss to the Suns.
But do you know what else Kessler did last night? Haul in a career-high 22 rebounds. The third-year centre has been on a rebounding rampage since the start of 2025 and I want in.
- Kessler is averaging 13.4 rebounds in 15 games since Jan. 1.
- He has 10+ rebounds in 11/15, recording no fewer than eight rebounds in any of those games.
Kessler has 22, 18, 13 and 15 rebounds in his last four outings. He’s also cleared this line in three of four games on no rest this season while averaging 12.0 boards.
Picks made at 1:20 p.m. ET 02/08/2025
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.