The Utah Jazz (32-16) and Portland Trail Blazers (22-27) will tip it up at 10:30 p.m. ET at Moda Center. We analyze the Jazz-Trail Blazers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Jazz at Trail Blazers: Key injuries
Jazz
- C Tony Bradley (knee) questionable
Trail Blazers
- SF Carmelo Anthony (personal) questionable
- PF Zach Collins (shoulder) out
- SG Rodney Hood (Achilles’) out
- PF Skal Labissiere (knee) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (leg) out
Jazz at Trail Blazers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Jazz 121, Trail Blazers 113
Moneyline (ML)
The Jazz (-250) are facing a Trail Blazers (+200) that fought through an emotional night, topping the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center Friday in their first game since the death of Kobe Bryant. Now, the Blazers must return to Rip City and bring it again versus a difficult Western Conference foe. Utah will cost you more than twice your return, so look to the spread instead. AVOID.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The JAZZ (-6.5, -110) are No. 1 in the NBA in three-point percentage (38.6), and they’re fifth in the league in field-goal percentage (47.4), too. Surprisingly, that equates to just 111.2 points per game (PPG), ranking a rather middling 16th. However, that combination of shooting and strong defense (6th in scoring D – 106.7 PPG) will be enough to overcome the Blazers (+6.5, -110).
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER (109.5) is worth a small-unit wager. The over is 6-1 in Utah’s past seven on the road and 7-3 in the past 10 overall. The over is also 6-2 in the past eight at home for Portland against teams with a winning road record, and the over is 16-6 in the past 22 meetings in this series in Rip City.
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