NBA Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 01-30-2019, 22:30 EDT

Spread: Portland Trail Blazers -1

Total: +218.5

The fourth and seventh best squads of the Western Conference are clashing in this high caliber duel, when the 7^th Utah Jazz, who have lost only once in their last 10 games, are visiting the 4^th Portland Trail Blazers, who have lost once in their last 6.

Jazz are 29-22 so far in the league and are sitting on the seventh place of the Western Conference. They are 9-1 in their last 10 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Minnesota on the road, 125-111. Blazers are 31-20 so far in the league and are sitting on the 4^th place of the Western Conference. They are 5-1 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Atlanta at home, 120-111.

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Utah are led in scoring by Donovan Mitchell with 22.5 ppg. He also adds 3.8 rebounds and 4 assists per game, while Rudy Gobert follows with 15 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 12.9 per game. Ricky Rubio adds 12.8 ppg and leads the team in assists made with 6 per game. Portland are led in scoring by Damian Lillard with 26.2 ppg. He also adds 4.5 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 6.2 per game, while CJ McCollum follows with 20.8 ppg, adding 3.9 rebounds per game. Jusuf Nurkic adds 15.2 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 10.4 per game.

This will be the fourth meeting between those two teams this season, with Utah leading 2-1 wins having won the only road game by 30 points. Portland are 21-7 at home, while Utah are 14-12 on the road. Portland have a better offense with 112.8 ppg to Utah’s 108.7, while Utah ave a better defense, allowing 105.1 ppg to Portland’s 110.1. They have similar accuracy from the field (46.2% to 46%), while Portland have a better accuracy from behind the arc (35.9% to 34.5%). Utah dish more assists per game (24.9 to 22.6), while Portland grab more rebounds (48.2 to 45.1) and commit fewer turnovers per game (13.8 to 14.8). Portland will have no problem utilizing the home court advantage and getting away with the win one way or another tonight.

Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers -1 (-108)