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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 Thursday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Trail Blazers were a 132-127 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Clippers. They covered the +14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (259) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Utah, they were a 117-113 winner as they battled the Knicks at home. The Jazz covered in the match as a +6-point underdog, while 230 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Utah:
Team record: 8-16 SU,12-12 ATS
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 6-16 SU,11-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Portland is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
Portland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Utah at Sacramento Saturday, December 16
Portland home to Dallas Saturday, December 16