The Utah Jazz travel to kick off the new NBA season on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday at 10:05 p.m. ET at Moda Center.
Below, we analyze the Jazz-Trail Blazers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Jazz at Trail Blazers: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Jazz +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Trail Blazers -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Jazz +1.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 228.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Trail Blazers: Key Injuries
Jazz
- C Udoka Azubuike (knee) questionable
Trail Blazers
- C Zach Collins (ankle) out
- SF Derrick Jones Jr. (back) questionable
- SF Nassir Little (personal) questionable
- SG Anfernee Simons (hamstring) questionable
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Jazz at Trail Blazers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Trail Blazers 122, Jazz 116
Money line (ML)
The TRAIL BLAZERS (-120) are worth playing lightly on the money line at home in their opener. While they might be missing Jones Jr. from their starting five, the dynamic backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum are enough to carry them through most nights. And hey, if you watched the NBA on TNT, you know Charles Barkley is all-in on the Blazers.
Against the spread (ATS)
The lean is to the TRAIL BLAZERS -1.5 (-110), as all they have to do is win by a bucket. The Blazers won two of the three meetings last season, covering their only home outing against the Jazz, 124-107, as six-point underdogs. They ended up going 2-1 ATS vs. Utah, and they’ll kick off this new season with a win and a cover, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 228.5 (-110) is the play, as these two offensive-minded teams will put plenty of points on the board in the opener. We saw the Over cash in each of the three regular-season games in 2019-20, and Over has cashed in four straight in the series, and 17 of the previous 23 meetings in Rip City, too.
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