Who’s Playing
Portland @ Utah
Current Records: Portland 31-40; Utah 35-36
What to Know
The Utah Jazz need to shore up a defense that is allowing 117.28 points per game before their contest Wednesday. Their homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 9 p.m. ET March 22 at Vivint Arena. If the matchup is anything like their 134-124 win from their previous meeting in January, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.
The Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 128-120 on Monday. Utah’s small forward Ochai Agbaji was one of the most active players for the squad, shooting 6-for-10 from downtown and finishing with 27 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Portland lost to the Los Angeles Clippers at home by a decisive 117-102 margin. A silver lining for the Trail Blazers was the play of center Jusuf Nurkic, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards in addition to five assists.
Utah is the favorite in this one, with an expected 4-point margin of victory. They are currently six-for-six against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.
Utah’s victory lifted them to 35-36 while Portland’s defeat dropped them down to 31-40. We’ll see if Utah can repeat their recent success or if Portland bounces back and reverse their fortune.
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Vivint Arena — Salt Lake City, Utah
- TV: ATTSN Rocky Mountain
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $17.00
Odds
The Jazz are a 4-point favorite against the Trail Blazers, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 4-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Utah have won 16 out of their last 29 games against Portland.
- Jan 25, 2023 – Portland 134 vs. Utah 124
- Dec 03, 2022 – Portland 116 vs. Utah 111
- Nov 19, 2022 – Utah 118 vs. Portland 113
- Apr 10, 2022 – Utah 111 vs. Portland 80
- Mar 09, 2022 – Utah 123 vs. Portland 85
- Dec 29, 2021 – Utah 120 vs. Portland 105
- Nov 29, 2021 – Utah 129 vs. Portland 107
- May 12, 2021 – Portland 105 vs. Utah 98
- Apr 08, 2021 – Utah 122 vs. Portland 103
- Dec 23, 2020 – Utah 120 vs. Portland 100
- Feb 07, 2020 – Utah 117 vs. Portland 114
- Feb 01, 2020 – Portland 124 vs. Utah 107
- Dec 26, 2019 – Utah 121 vs. Portland 115
- Jan 30, 2019 – Portland 132 vs. Utah 105
- Jan 21, 2019 – Portland 109 vs. Utah 104
- Dec 25, 2018 – Utah 117 vs. Portland 96
- Dec 21, 2018 – Utah 120 vs. Portland 90
- Apr 11, 2018 – Portland 102 vs. Utah 93
- Feb 23, 2018 – Portland 100 vs. Utah 81
- Feb 11, 2018 – Utah 115 vs. Portland 96
- Nov 01, 2017 – Utah 112 vs. Portland 103
- Apr 08, 2017 – Portland 101 vs. Utah 86
- Apr 04, 2017 – Utah 106 vs. Portland 87
- Feb 15, 2017 – Utah 111 vs. Portland 88
- Oct 25, 2016 – Portland 113 vs. Utah 104
- Feb 21, 2016 – Portland 115 vs. Utah 111
- Jan 13, 2016 – Portland 99 vs. Utah 85
- Dec 31, 2015 – Utah 109 vs. Portland 96
- Nov 04, 2015 – Portland 108 vs. Utah 92
