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The Utah Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Jazz prediction and pick.
Portland is coming off an embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-81 two nights ago and lost to them the game before as well. It's been a tough stretch for them lately as they are trying to find a way into a play-in game. The Blazers are (25-39) on the season and are the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
Utha on the other hand has lost two of their last three games before going on a winning streak after the All-Star break. They are (40-24) on the year and are currently the 4-seed in the West. The Jazz lost to the Dallas Mavericks last time out 111-103. Luka Doncic scored 35 to get past the Jazz at home. This should be a favorable matchup for Utah at home tonight despite the loss last time out.
Here are the Blazers-Jazz NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
NBA Odds: Blazers-Jazz Odds
Portland Trail Blazers: +18 (-112)
Utah Jazz: -18 (-108)
Over: 221.5 (-112)
Under: 221.5 (-108)
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Why The Blazers Could Cover The Spread
Well, this is a very large spread. I know that Portland lost by 43 but they had a lot of starters out. That will likely be the case again tonight so I would expect the Jazz to win this game regardless of who plays for the Blazers. This will be a tough spread for them to cover once again. They just don't have the personnel to put up consistent points. With basically their entire starting lineup out for this game, Josh Hart and Brandon Williams must put up huge numbers tonight. Williams scored 27 in the loss to the T-Wolves but Hart went 2-12 with only six points. That can't happen again or else the Blazers will get smashed again tonight. Their hopes of defending Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert tonight can go right out the window.
Why The Jazz Could Cover The Spread
Utah should cover this spread at home tonight despite it being at -18 right now. They are (7-3) in their last 10 games and it's been their defensive efforts as the reason why. The Jazz are allowing just 107 points per game during this span while the Blazers are averaging just 103 points per game during their (3-7) stretch. This has all the makings of a blowout but Mitchell and the rest of the starters can't just take this game lightly. They will likely win, but covering this 18-point spread isn't easy. Utah will need to come out firing and get out to a large lead so that the Blazers start giving up.
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Final Blazers-Jazz Prediction & Pick
I'm going with the Jazz here. It's going to be tough for the Blazers to stay in this game against an opponent this good. If they lost to the Timberwolves by 43, then Utah can match that. Utah is healthy right now and should control this game from start to finish. Portland is (25-38-1) against the spread while Utah is not much better at (27-36-1).
Final Blazers-Jazz Pick:
