Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/09/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Venue:  Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +17, Jazz -17; Over/Under:  221.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +17, Jazz -17; Over/Under:  222 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +17.5, Jazz -17.5; Over/Under:  221.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  25-39 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Utah Jazz:  40-24 (1st place, Northwest Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

Utah Jazz:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 25-39 record overall and they are 9-21 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Memphis Grizzlies while their 5 losses since then have come against the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, and the Minnesota Timberwolves twice including their last game. Brandon Williams led the team in points in that game with 27 while Keon Johnson off the bench was next on the team with 14 points. Josh Hart led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Williams led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 27.7% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.2 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 113.2 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 25-38-1 this season and their O/U record is 30-33-1.

 

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 40-24 record overall and they are 22-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Oklahoma City Thunder while their 2 losses in that span came against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks in their last game. Bojan Bogdanović led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jordan Clarkson off the bench was next on the team with 19 points. Donovan Mitchell led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Rudy Gobert led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 43.4% from the field, 38.7% from 3-point range, and 79.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.6 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 107.6 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 27-36-1 this season and their O/U record is 30-33-1.

 

 

The Trail Blazers have not been playing very well in their recent games coming into this one. They have lost their last 5 straight games and all of those losses have been by double digits, even in games where they had a lead they ended up blowing it and still losing by double digits. The Trail Blazers are dealing with a lot of injuries right now where most of their team is out so that explains the bad play recently but they were also a big seller at the trade deadline so their team is already working with limited talent and now a lot of that limited talent is out injured and missing games. This is a recipe for disaster for the Trail Blazers and they are going to keep losing games until they get some of their players back at least. They are going up against one of the best teams in the Western Conference here but the Jazz have not been playing that well recently either. The Jazz have lost 2 of their last 3 and they did not really have a chance in those 2 losses but both were on the road and they should play a little better being back at home here. This is the perfect team for the jazz to bounce back against at home and the Jazz will have all of their starters healthy for this game. They should be able to win this game by double digits here at home.

 

Trail Blazers Jazz Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Jazz 121 Trail Blazers 106.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 11-3 ATS off a road blowout loss of 20 points or more. 31-15 OVER revenging a home loss vs opponent. 191-139 OVER revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points.

Utah Jazz: 18-25 ATS vs. division opponents. 14-28 ATS off a road loss. 14-9 OVER after 3 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  J. Winslow (SF) Ques Wed - Achilles injury.  D. Lillard (PG) Late March - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. J. Nurkic (C) Late March - Foot injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

Utah Jazz:  None.

 

 

 

"I sat at this microphone a couple nights ago. Obviously we lost the game, and I felt good about us. I felt good about our effort. I felt good about how hard we played, how hard we competed. Obviously, I have a different feeling today." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s loss against the Timberwolves on Monday night.

 

 

"I've got to keep my mind in the right place because my team needs me in the game. At the same time, when you've got guys on the bench that don't play, just keep talking and saying some stuff and the officials can hear and don't do anything. As a man, is it worth getting suspended? And we shouldn't have to ask ourselves that question." - Rudy Gobert on their loss against the Mavericks on Monday night.

 

 

 

PG     Brandon Williams

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Greg Brown III

C      Drew Eubanks

 

PG     Mike Conley

SG     Donovan Mitchell

SF     Bojan Bogdanovic

PF     Royce O’Neale

C      Rudy Gobert

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

PPG: D. Mitchell (25.7)

APG: D. Mitchell (5.4)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (14.8)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Utah Jazz: Quin Snyder (8th season)