NBA Jazz vs Blazers Odds, TV Info & Game Preview

Two teams that are heading to the postseason out of the Western Conference will mix it up in the Great Northwest. The Utah Jazz are set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Utah is 48-30 on the season, and 4th in the Western Conference standings. If the postseason started today, the Jazz would host the Clippers The Portland Trail Blazers are going to be the 8th and final seed in the postseason. That means, Portland will start the playoffs in Golden State. Portland is 38-40 on the season.  According to the latest NBA betting lines, the Portland Trail Blazers have a slight advantage heading to this game, and will step in the court holding a -½ pts difference over the Utah Jazz.

Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Odds, TV and Game Info

• When: Saturday April 8th, 2017; 9:00pm CT
• Where: Moda Center at the Rose Garden; Portland, OR
• TV: ROOT
• Radio: KZNS
• Stream Option: NBA.com
• Odds: Portland Trail Blazers -½

Why Bet on Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz are one of the top defensive teams in all of the league. Quin Snyder has his team allowing just 96.5 points per game. The problem with the Jazz is their offense. Utah is scoring just 100.6 points per game. That ranks 29th out of 30 teams in the National Hockey League this season.

Gordon Hayward is the top scorer for Utah. He is scoring just shy of 22 points per game. The Jazz just need one more win to clinch a share of the Northwest Divisional title. The Jazz are in their third straight season of progressing with more wins in the regular season. Utah won 40 games a season ago.

Why Bet on Portland Trail Blazers

One of the hottest teams in the league. Portland did lose to Utah not too long ago, though. The Trail Blazers have still won 6 out of their last 8 games. Damian Lillard is still a high scoring machine for a Portland team that is scoring 108.3 points per game, with Lillard adding 26.6 points per game.

One game closer. pic.twitter.com/0eEfztMpsj

— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 7, 2017

This will be the fourth straight season for Portland heading to the postseason. Last season, the Trail Blazers won 44 games, after back to back 50+ wins. The Trail Blazers are scoring 108.3 points per game, and allowing teams to score 109.1 points per game.

Expert Score & Prediction

What a game this is going to be. The deciding factor in this game between two teams that will go to the postseason is the home court advantage. This game is played in Portland, which gives the edge to side with the Portland Trail Blazers -½ over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. The Portland Trail Blazers can really score the basketball. They have struggled through much of the season, but they are playing well right now. Look for Portland to gradually outscore a struggle offense in Utah. Portland -½ over the Utah Jazz is the bet to go with on Friday night in the NBA.