While the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz have already locked up playoff berths, the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference is on the line when the teams renew acquaintances in Oregon on Wednesday. The Jazz have a poor track record at the Moda Center, as Utah is 1-4 SU and ATS in its past five in Portland.
Sportsbook opened the Jazz as 3.5-point road underdogs with a total of 200.5.
- The Jazz are 6-2 SU and ATS in their last eight games as underdog.
- The total has gone UNDER in six of the Trail Blazers’ last eight games with a closing total of 200.0 or less.
- The total has gone OVER in 12 of the Jazz’ last 15 games on the road against the Trail Blazers.
Utah has won six straight and 29 of its past 34 games after hammering Golden State 119-79 on Tuesday. The Jazz, who are 2-1 SU this season vs Portland, have plenty to play for tonight. Home-court advantage is on the line in the first round of the postseason. Utah averaged 113.5 points in its two victories over the Blazers but lost 100-81 in the other game.
Losers of four straight, the Trail Blazers need to get more production behind their stars. Damian Lillard has scored at least 25 points in each of his last four games while averaging 28.5 during that stretch. Backup forward Ed Davis returned from a four-game absence due to an ankle injury in Monday’s 88-82 loss to the Nuggets and will be leaned on heavily going forward.
Portland has had no issues covering the spread at home vs good teams. In the Trail Blazers’ past 11 home tilts vs teams with winning records, they’re 9-1-1 ATS.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Portland Trail Blazers opened as 2-point favorites at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 203 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total number of points scored.
A 109-100 result in favor of the Jazz is the prediction by the OddsShark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Utah Jazz have seen them go 48-33 and 43-37-1 ATS so far this NBA season, while the Portland Trail Blazers are at 48-33 and 44-31-6 ATS. In OVER/UNDER totals betting, the Trail Blazers are 35-46, while the Jazz are 39-41-1. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Portland vs Utah injuries news.
The Trail Blazers sit at No. 4 in the current NBA Power Rankings here at OddsShark, while the Jazz are at No. 1 on that betting chart.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Portland's No. 16-ranked offense (105.67 PPG) against a Utah defense that ranks No. 2 at 99.81 PPG. The Trail Blazers have averaged 45.17% from the field per game, less than the Jazz have managed so far this NBA season (46.31% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Golden State was run off the court by the Jazz on Tuesday as Utah blasted the Warriors 119-79 at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Jusuf Nurkic poured in 20 points and chipped in with 19 rebounds in a losing cause for Portland on Monday, as the Nuggets rolled to an 88-82 victory over Portland at Pepsi Center.
- Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
- Utah is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
- Portland is 14-5-2 ATS in its last 21 games
- Portland is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Portland is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
- Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
