The Utah Jazz are coming off of a heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers will show them little sympathy. They’ve lost 5 in a row, and they’ve all been ugly.
While the Jazz (40-24) have been a little uneven lately, the Blazers (25-39) have been outright awful. They followed up a 14-point loss to the Timberwolves on March 5th with a 43 point loss to the same on the 7th. They lost to a CP3-less Suns by 30 on March 2nd, to the Nuggets by 32 on February 27th, and the Warriors by 37 on the 24th.
In a word: wow. If the Jazz don’t walk away with a victory tonight, we’ll officially reach alert status red as it pertains to the team’s championship odds.
Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Odds Tonight
According to WynnBet, the Jazz are a 17 point favorite to win this contest tonight, and -2000 point favorites on the money line.
The over/under is presently at 219 points.
Utah Jazz Starting Lineup
Quin Snyder shouldn’t be without any starters in this matchup. Look to see Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gobert on the floor from the opening tip.
Utah Jazz Injury Report
Nothing to see here. The Jazz will enjoy a clean bill of health for this contest.
Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction
Come on.
The Portland Trail Blazers may be operating a mini tank. Damian Lillard has struggled with health this year. So has Jusuf Nurkic. They shipped off a number of productive veterans to acquire future focused assets at this year’s deadline.
Anfernee Simons has been a pleasant surprise for the Blazers in 2021-22. The young guard’s Most Improved Player candidacy is about the only positive the Blazers can take away from this season. They’re not built to handle a group like the Jazz.
If the Jazz lose tonight, something went horribly wrong.
Prediction: Jazz 122, Blazers 106
Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers TV Channel
Fans in Rip City can catch this contest on Root Sports Plus. Meanwhile, fans in Utah can turn to AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, as per usual.
Utah Jazz Schedule and Next Game
The Utah Jazz kick off the weekend with a game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday evening.
After that, they face the Sacramento Kings on Saturday on the tail end of a back-to-back. They’ll face the Milwaukee Bucks on March 14th and the Chicago Bulls on March 16.