Trail Blazers-Jazz Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at EnergySolutions Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 3-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Brandon Roy poured in 30 points and grabbed nine boards for Portland in its 109-108 loss to Orlando on Tuesday night.

Orlando upset Portland as 5.5-point road underdogs as the game played over the 187-point total posted by sportsbooks.

Ronnie Brewer scored 25 points to lead the Jazz past the Timberwolves 99-96 on Tuesday night.

Utah couldn’t cover as 4-point road favorites as the game played under the 197-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Team records:
Portland: 15-8 SU, 11-12 ATS
Utah: 14-9 SU, 12-11 ATS

Portland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing LA Clippers are 3-7
After playing Orlando are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

Utah most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Orlando are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games on the road
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland’s last 10 games
Portland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Utah is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah’s last 6 games
Utah is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
Utah is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Portland

Next up:
Portland home to LA Clippers, Friday, December 12
Utah home to Orlando, Saturday, December 13