The Portland Trail Blazers (31-40) take on the Utah Jazz (35-36) Wednesday with tip-off at 9 p.m. ET at Vivint Arena (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Jazz odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Trail Blazers are mired in a 6-game losing streak with the last loss on Sunday 117-102 at home to the Los Angeles Clippers as 4.5-point underdogs. They are 5-14 in their last 19 games.
The Jazz, who are playing their 3rd game of a 4-game homestand, have won 2 straight and 4 games in their last 5. They are coming off a 128-120 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday as 7-point underdogs. They had lost 5 straight games before winning 4 of their last 5.
Portland leads the season series 2-1 winning by 10 points and 5 points and losing once by 5 points.
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Trail Blazers at Jazz odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Jazz -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +4.5 (-105) | Jazz -4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 234.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Trail Blazers at Jazz key injuries
Trail Blazers
- C Ibou Badji (knee) out
- F Jerami Grant (quad) out
- F Nassir Little (concussion) questionable
- G Anfernee Simons (foot) out
- F Justise Winslow (ankle) out
Jazz
- G Jordan Clarkson (hand) out
- F Lauri Makkanen (back) questionable
- G Collin Sexton (hamstring) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Jazz picks and predictions
Prediction
Jazz 125, Trail Blazers 118
Moneyline
The Trail Blazers have struggled this season on the road. They are 14-22 away from home and have lost 7 of their last 9 road games.
The Jazz are 22-13 in Salt Lake and have won 4 of their last 5 on their home court.
A bet on the Blazers here isn’t a smart play and a bet on the Jazz isn’t worth the action, as you would have to wager almost twice what you can win.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Trail Blazers are 33-37-1 ATS this season and 17-19 ATS on the road. They are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10.
The Jazz are 40-29-2 ATS overall and 19-15-1 ATS at home and they have covered the spread in 6 straight games.
BET JAZZ -4.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Over is 7-0-1 in the Jazz’ last 8 games overall. It is 5-0 in their last 5 games following an ATS win.
Utah is averaging 120.8 points per game in its last 7 contests and the last meeting against Portland had a total of 258 points.
Six of the Blazers’ last 10 games have had totals higher than Wednesday’s projection.
BET OVER 234.5 (-115).
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