The Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers meet Sunday in NBA action at the Moda Center. The Utah Jazz need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Portland Trail Blazers look to snap a 10-game losing streak.
The Utah Jazz are averaging 113.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 107.9 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 26.1 points and 5.4 assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 18 points and 4.2 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 14.7 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 107.2 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 115.1 points on 47.9 percent shooting. Anfernee Simons is averaging 17.3 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Josh Hart is averaging 14.5 points and 4 assists. Brandon Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Justise Winslow is grabbing 6.6 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 road games and 16-34-4 ATS in their last 54 games overall. The Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 9-23 ATS in their last 32 games overall. The under is 9-2 in Jazz last 11 road games. The under is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 overall. The Jazz are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Utah Jazz are still fighting for playoff seeding, so you should expect them to play their starters here. The Portland Trail Blazers have been a joke for over a month now, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 25.4 points. Yes, this line is massive for a reason, and it’s because the Trail Blazers are getting mopped nightly. You can’t take the points here, even if the Jazz have issues blowing leads. It’s the Jazz or pass for me.