Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/8/2021

Damian Lillard's Portland Trail Blazers (30-20) will look to upset Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz when the Trail Blazers square off against the Jazz on April 8, 2021. The line has the Jazz favored by 5.5 points against the Trail Blazers. A point total of 233.5 is set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-NW

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Jazz vs. Trail Blazers Betting Data

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah has a winning record against the spread this year, going 31-20 ATS.
• When they are at least 5.5-point favorites, the Jazz have a winning ATS record of 22-13.
• Utah and its opponents have hit the over in only 47.1% of games (24 out of 51 matchups).

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Against the spread in 2020-21, Portland is .500: 25-25 .
• When they're at least 5.5-point underdogs, the Trail Blazers are 7-3 against the spread.
• Portland hit the over in 56% of its games (28 of 50 games).

Point Total Insights

• Utah's games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Thursday's matchup over/under (233.5 points) in 15 out of 51 opportunities (29.4% of matchups).
• In 42% of Portland's games this season (21 of 50), the total points scored was greater than Thursday's 233.5-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 232 points per game, 1.5 points fewer than the total of 233.5 for this contest.
• These two teams surrender a combined 222.6 points per game, 10.9 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average total for Jazz games is 224.2 points, 9.3 fewer than the over/under of 233.5 points for this contest.
• Trail Blazers' games have an over/under of 230.4 points this season, 3.1 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Portland has a 6-4 record in games against Utah,

Jazz Players to Watch

• Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring, tallying 25.8 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
• Rudy Gobert is Utah's leading rebounder, grabbing 13.4 per game, while Mike Conley is its best passer, averaging 5.5 assists in each contest.
• Mitchell leads the Jazz in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Conley and Gobert lead Utah on the defensive end, with Conley leading the team in steals averaging 1.4 per game and Gobert in blocks averaging 2.9 per contest.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The Trail Blazers' Lillard puts up enough points (29.2 per game) and assists (7.7 per game) to sit atop the team's leaderboards.
• Enes Kanter is at the top of the Portland rebounding leaderboard with 11.7 rebounds per game. He also scores 12.0 points and tacks on 1.3 assists per game.
• Lillard hits 4.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Trail Blazers.
• Robert Covington's steals (1.6 steals per game) and blocks (1.3 blocks per game) lead Portland on defense.

Injury Report

Jazz: Jordan Clarkson: Out (Ankle), Udoka Azubuike: Out (Ankle), Elijah Hughes: Day To Day (Illness), Juwan Morgan: Out (Calf)

Trail Blazers: Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)