The set-up: Donovan Mitchell led the way in Utah's season opening win over the Thunder. LeBron James and the Lakers though will be out to push the pace here as they try to bounce back from a season opening loss to the Clippers. Now that the Clippers destroyed the Warriors in their own building on Thursday night, the Lakers setback to the Clip Show doesn't look so bad really. Regardless, AD and The King will absolutely be out to dictate the pace of this one and with the visiting side needint to keep pace, I do indeed expec this one to fly over sooner, rather than later.

The pick: And the numbers/trends/stats back us up on this one, as Utah has seen the total go over in ten of its last 15 off a victory vs. a division rival, while LA has seen the total eclipse the posted number in ten of its last 15 off a loss vs. a division rival. All signs do indeed point to the over as the savvy call here.

10* play on the OVER Utah/Lakers.