Friday, March 31 2023

Who’s Playing

Utah @ Portland

Current Records: Utah 11-6; Portland 10-5

What to Know

After a two-game homestand, the Utah Jazz will be on the road. Utah and the Portland Trail Blazers will face off in a Northwest Division battle at 10 p.m. ET Saturday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Jazz will be strutting in after a win while Portland will be stumbling in from a loss.

The Phoenix Suns typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday Utah proved too difficult a challenge. Utah escaped with a win by the margin of a single free throw, 134-133. Their small forward Lauri Markkanen was on fire, picking up 38 points along with six boards.

Speaking of close games: it was close but no cigar for Rip City as they fell 109-107 to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The game was as close as the oddsmakers predicted, but Portland had been the slight favorite coming in. Power forward Jerami Grant wasn’t much of a difference maker for the Trail Blazers; Grant finished with only five points on 2-for-13 shooting in his 37 minutes on the court.

Portland’s defeat took them down to 10-5 while Utah’s victory pulled them up to 11-6. If the Jazz want to win, they will need to focus on stopping Rip City’s point guard Damian Lillard, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 dimes, and shooting guard Anfernee Simons, who had 24 points. We’ll see whether or not they are up to the challenge.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 10 p.m. ET
  • Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter — Portland, Oregon
  • TV: NBATV
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $33.00

Odds

The Trail Blazers are a 4-point favorite against the Jazz, 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 ten out of their last 26 games against Portland.

  • Apr 10, 2022 – Utah 111 vs. Portland 80
  • Mar 09, 2022 – Utah 123 vs. Portland 85
  • Dec 29, 2021 – Utah 0 vs. Portland 0
  • 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 0 vs. Portland 0
  • 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 – Portland 0 vs. Utah 0
  • Apr 08, 2017 – Utah 0 vs. Portland 0
  • Apr 04, 2017 – Utah 106 vs. Portland 87
  • Feb 15, 2017 – Portland 0 vs. Utah 0
  • Oct 25, 2016 – Portland 113 vs. Utah 104
  • Feb 21, 2016 – Utah 0 vs. Portland 0
  • Jan 13, 2016 – Utah 0 vs. Portland 0
  • Dec 31, 2015 – Portland 0 vs. Utah 0
  • Nov 04, 2015 – Portland 108 vs. Utah 92

Source: CBSSports.com

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