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Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 235.
Portland won its last outing, a 147-127 result against the Spurs on January 23. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 274 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Jazz were a 120-102 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hornets. They covered the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (222) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 18-16 SU,19-15 ATS
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games
Portland:
Team record: 17-15 SU,20-12 ATS
Portland is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Portland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Portland's last 16 games
Next up:
Utah home to Dallas Saturday, January 28
Portland home to Toronto Saturday, January 28