Jazz vs Trail Blazers Predictions

Jazz vs Trail Blazers is a Western Conference tilt between two playoff teams. The Trail Blazers are locked into the back end of the playoff race in the Western Conference. They have an edge over the teams in the play-in portion of the seeding. Even with that level of comfortability in the standings, they won’t have home court advantage in any series.

The Jazz on the other hand are the top team in both the Western Conference and the league. Their goal will be protecting their top seed and home court advantage throughout the playoffs.  

Jazz vs Blazers has only been played nearly 200 times, with the split leaning moderately to the Jazz side. The recent seasons paint a quite similar picture. The Jazz have gotten the better of the Trail Blazers recently, but not to a large degree. Recent history points slightly to Jazz side. The Jazz are the league’s best team, and are a better team than the Trail Blazers.

You will find the best NBA picks for Trail Blazers vs Jazz below.

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Why bet the Trail Blazers:

✅ The Utah Jazz are not bringing their best roster into this game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Both Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell are going to be out for the Jazz, which bodes poorly for them against the guard combo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum for the Trail Blazers.

✅ The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the best teams in the NBA at covering the spread on the road. They have covered the number 21 of 34 times away from Moda Center, good for 61.8% of the time. That is bad news for the Utah Jazz in this contest.

✅ The sense of urgency is going to be much higher for the Portland Trail Blazers here. They are looking to avoid the play-in tournament, while the Utah Jazz have a two-game lead for the top seed in the West. Expect Portland to look like the more motivated team from start to finish.

Trail Blazers vs Jazz has been played nearly 200 times, with a moderate edge going to the Jazz on the historical split. The more recent years have also tilted in favor of the Jazz. The full historical split does not carry weight in this matchup. The recent years splits do carry some weight in this matchup, as the Jazz continue to carry a superior roster and have gotten the better of the Trail Blazers. History is just one indicator, and it is one piece of the puzzle to look at for best predictions on Trail Blazers vs Jazz.

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Jazz vs Trail Blazers Against the Spread Predictions

Jazz vs Trail Blazers against the spread predictions refer to whether the Trail Blazers or Jazz win or lose by the necessary points to cover the spread. The spread is a set number of points the favorite needs to win by or the underdog needs to lose by less than to be considered a wagering winner.

For a hypothetical line, we will use the Jazz -7. This means your wager on the Jazz would require them to win by more than seven points to be considered a winner. Your wager on the Trail Blazers, at +7, would require them to either win the game outright or to lose by fewer than seven points to have that wager be considered a winner.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Over/Under Betting

Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Over/Under betting is a way of wagering on the contest without needing to pick the team that wins the game. Instead, these wagers are against a set betting total of combined points in the game. This set total is created by the bookmakers.

For a hypothetical example, we will use a total set at 231 points. Over/Under wagers on this Trail Blazers vs Jazz contest would be betting over or under 231 combined points for the two teams.

There are many factors you should consider when diving into Over/Under wagering. These factors include pace (expected possessions per game), offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.

Knowing which teams play faster and slower, and which teams play with a higher and lower level of efficiency at each end of the floor is a large edge when over/under wagering.

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Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Moneyline Predictions

Money Line wagering on NBA is a fun way to bet on one team or the other, while taking the point spread out of play in terms of the wager.

Instead of laying or taking the points on the point spread, you can lay odds on the favorite or take odds on the underdog to simply win the game outright. If you are looking to wager on a game with our best Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Money Line predictions, a Money Line wager is worth considering. This will allow you to avoid the pesky point spread and simply pick a winner.

For an example of how a Money Line wager differs from an against the spread wager, we will use our Jazz -7 hypothetical example from above. Instead of the standard -110 odds on an against the spread bet, you can bet the Jazz to simply win outright while laying odds. You can bet the Trail Blazers to win the game outright while getting odds.

In our hypothetical, we would expect to have to lay about -275 on the Jazz and expect to get about +225 on the Trail Blazers.

With the all-time series being played to a moderate edge for the Trail Blazers, history cannot help as a determining factor on your money line wager in this instance. However, history is just one piece of the puzzle and all other factors need to be considered. The current season’s trends siding with the Utah Jazz is a helpful indicator. Those trends are more important in terms of your betting selection.

There are hours of research required for successful NBA predictions, and we are here to provide that for you, with a conclusion summed up and bottom lined.

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The NBA carries the most fluid odds of all the major sports in the United States. We often see a slow release of odds. Additionaly, against the spread, over/under and money line odds all fluctuate, often rapidly throughout a given day leading up to tipoff. The Trail Blazers vs Jazz regular season matchup won’t draw a huge betting market from the general public. This means just a handful of large wagers could move the lines significantly in one direction or the other.

We currently lack sports books in the United States that offer streaming of NBA games. This will likely change in the future. For now you are still required to turn to paid streaming services that might have the game you are looking for. For live streaming Jazz vs Trail Blazers you are limited to YouTubeTV, FuboTV, Hulu, and of course, NBA League Pass.