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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz meet at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -9-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Utah lost its last outing, a 98-95 result against the Nuggets on February 05. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a -10-point favorite, while the 193 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Portland was a 125-117 winner at home against the Spurs. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (242) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 24-28 SU,21-29-2 ATS
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Utah:
Team record: 32-18 SU,24-24-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Utah is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Utah is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Miami Sunday, February 9
Utah at Houston Sunday, February 9