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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz will meet on the court at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
The Jazz were a 117-113 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (230) made winners of OVER bettors.
The Trail Blazers were a 133-116 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (249) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 30-20 SU,25-25 ATS
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Utah:
Team record: 38-13 SU,31-19-1 ATS
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games
Next up:
Portland home to Detroit Saturday, April 10
Utah home to Sacramento Saturday, April 10