The Utah Jazz (12-22) and Portland Trail Blazers (16-20) meet Monday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Trail Blazers lead 1-0
Portland went to Salt Lake City and posted a 136-134 win in regulation on Oct. 29 in the first meeting, although Utah covered as 3-point underdogs as the Over (235.5) easily cashed. Portland F Deni Avdija went for 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists with a block, while G Shaedon Sharpe contributed with 18 points, including 4 3-pointers. Utah F Lauri Markkanen had 32 points in a losing effort while G Keyonte George filled up the stat sheet with 29 points, 8 assists and a pair of treys.
The Trail Blazers return home after winning 2 of 3 games of a weeklong road trip, including a 115-110 victory as 8-point underdogs at San Antonio on Saturday as the Under (236.5) cashed. The Blazers are 4-1 against the spread (ATS) in their past 5 games and the Under is 7-2 across their previous 9 outings.
The Jazz have dropped three in a row, although they covered as 12.5-point underdogs and the Under (248.5) cashed in a 123-114 loss at Golden State. Utah has won just 2 of its past 9 games outright but is a respectable 8-3 ATS across its previous 11 games. The Under is 3-1 in the Jazz’s past 4 outings, too.
While Portland has won 3 of the past 4 meetings in this series, Utah has covered 7 in a row and the Over has hit in 6 of those 7 encounters.
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Jazz at Trail Blazers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at Monday at 2 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jazz +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Trail Blazers -235 (bet $235 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Jazz +6.5 (-118) | Trail Blazers -6.5 (-102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 241.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Trail Blazers key injuries
Jazz
- F Ace Bailey (hip) questionable
- C Walker Kessler (shoulder) out
- F Kevin Love (rest) out
- F Georges Niang (foot) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (foot) questionable
Trail Blazers
- F Jerami Grant (Achilles) out
- G Scoot Henderson (hamstring) out
- G Jrue Holiday (calf) out
- G Damian Lillard (Achilles) out
- G Matisse Thybulle (thumb) out
- C Robert Williams III (knee) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Trail Blazers picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 121, Jazz 116
The Trail Blazers (-235) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward, especially on a losing and banged up team.
Even if you were to fold Portland into a multi-leg parlay, it would only make sense with at least 3 or 4 parts minimum.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
The JAZZ +6.5 (-118) have covered 7 in a row in the series, a hard fact to ignore.
While the Trail Blazers are riding high after dumping the Spurs their last time out — and Portland is 4-1 ATS in its past 5 games — Utah is a respectable 8-3 ATS in its past 11 games, including 7-2 ATS in the past 9 in games it is an underdog by 6+ points.
The UNDER 241.5 (-110) is worth a look, as this is just a lot of points.
Yes, these teams combined for 270 points in regulation in the first meeting, but that was late October when both sides were much healthier. The Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games for the Jazz while the total has gone low in 3 in a row for the Blazers and is 7-2 across Portland’s last 9 games.
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