Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz 03/22/2023 Picks & Preview

The line has shifted a ton into the Jazz direction, and probably for good reason.

Injuries:

  • Blazers

    • C Ibou Badji (knee) out

    • F Jerami Grant (quad) out

    • F Nassir Little (concussion) questionable

    • G Anfernee Simons (foot) out

    • F Justise Winslow (ankle) out

  • Jazz

    • G Jordan Clarkson (hand) out

    • F Lauri Makkanen (back) questionable

    • G Collin Sexton (hamstring) out

  • The Trail Blazers are 3-14 ATS in their last 17 road games against a team with a winning home record and 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall.
  • The Jazz are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five home games, 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven games following a win and 6-0 ATS in their last six games overall.
  • The Over-Under record in these same games is 3-2, with the teams combining for an average of 222 points per game.
  • The Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings overall and the Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings overall.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz collide in Vivint Arena on Wednesday night.

Trail Blazers again come short with Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons out, while Jazz drafted Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen is listed as questionable.

The Portland Trail Blazers have been in awful shape, losing nine out of their last 11. They hope to reverse the six-game slide following their loss to the Clippers at 117-102 on Sunday.

The Portland Trail Blazers suffer a ton of injuries and lose their last 5 games average 12.6 points. They slide in the wrong direction at the worst possible time and are almost done with their playoff hopes.

Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz are on a nice offseason, winning four out of their last five games overall, and will aim to take home a third straight victory, after defeating the Kings 128-120 on Monday. The Jazz must continue to win if they want to join a play-in tournament.

Both teams do not give the bettors much confidence at the time, but the Jazz are clearly in better shape and are also 6-0 ATS in their last six games.