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Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
The Trail Blazers were a 127-119 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Lakers. They covered the +13-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (246) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Utah, they were a 106-100 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Jazz failed to cover in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 206 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 32-16 SU,24-22-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Utah is 13-5-1 ATS in its last 19 games
Utah is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
Portland:
Team record: 22-27 SU,19-28-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Portland is 6-13-1 ATS in its last 20 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games
Next up:
Utah home to Denver Wednesday, February 5
Portland at Denver Tuesday, February 4