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The Utah Jazz (29-15) and the Portland Trail Blazers (18-25) will meet on Wednesday, March 9 in Salt Lake City at Vivint Arena. The Jazz, the home team, have won four out of the last ten games, whereas the visiting Trail Blazers have lost five in a row. The action starts at 8:00 PM MT, so place your bets now!
For context about Wednesday’s matchup, how have the Jazz and the Trail Blazers performed versus each other in the past?
This season, the franchises have battled in two contests and the Jazz have been victorious in each game against the Trail Blazers. In their most recent meeting on December 29, 2021, the score was 105-120 in favor of the Jazz. The Jazz had a 65.52% field goal percentage and a 27.59% three pointer percentage, whereas the Trail Blazers had a 47.92% field goal percentage and a 35% 3-point percentage. The former totaled 11 rebounds and 22 assists; the latter had 9 rebounds and 23 assists. We’ll see what unfolds when the Jazz welcome their opponents at Vivint Arena.
Betting Preview for the Utah Jazz vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, March 9
Where:
Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City
When:
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Betting on the Utah Jazz
Record:
29-15 |
Northwest Division Standing:
1
The Utah Jazz were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks in their most recent game on Monday, 111-103, in the face of Bojan Bogdanovic’s effort. Bogdanovic amassed 21 points, whereas Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 13 rebounds. The Jazz are the division leader right now. Make sure you review our odds analysis for Wednesday’s matchup further down and think about how the team’s recent performance could impact their meeting versus Portland.
Absences and Injuries
The Jazz have zero injured players ruled out.
Betting on the Portland Trail Blazers
Record:
18-25 |
Northwest Division Standing:
4
The Portland Trail Blazers have dropped five consecutive games and are currently 11th in the conference. In their most recent game, they were defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-81, in spite of the momentum-driving contribution of Brandon Williams. To that end, Williams generated 27 points. Trendon Watford had 11 points. Check out our analysis further down to learn how this performance has shaped their odds for the upcoming game against Utah on Wednesday.
Absences and Injuries
The Trail Blazers have no injured players ruled out. Anfernee Simons (Quad) is listed as questionable.
Odds Update: Moneyline, Over/Under and Spread Picks | Jazz vs. Trail Blazers
Moneyline Pick:
Utah Jazz (-2200) at Fanduel
The Utah Jazz are favored to win according to the betting market. The team enters this matchup with a win percentage of 40.0% in the last 10 games (a record of four wins and six losses). The Portland Trail Blazers’ win percentage is at 50.0% in the last 10 games (five wins and five losses) by comparison.
Over/Under Pick:
Over 222.0 Total Points (-110) at Pointsbet
The Jazz averaged 0 points a game the previous month. On the other side of the court, the Trail Blazers recorded 0 points per game the preceding month.
Spread Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers +17.50 Points (-110) at Fanduel
The Portland Trail Blazers will need to lose by less than the amount of the spread or win outright in order to cover.
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