Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 5/12/2021

Damian Lillard's Portland Trail Blazers (40-29) are only 1-point underdogs in Wednesday's game against Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz (50-19). The matchup's over/under is 234.

How to Watch

Time: 9:30 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-NW

Betting Suggestions:

Jazz vs. Trail Blazers Betting Data

Jazz Betting Data

• Utah has a winning record against the spread this season, going 39-30 ATS.
• The Jazz have fared well as a 1-point favorite, going 37-27 against the spread when favored by at least 1 point.
• Utah has covered the over/under less than half of the time, in 33 of 69 games (47.8%).

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland has a winning record (35-34) against the spread this season.
• The Trail Blazers are 20-21 against the spread when at least 1-point underdogs.
• Portland has hit the over in 35 of 69 games this season (50.7%).

Point Total Insights

• Utah's games this season have gone over the point total for Wednesday's matchup point total (234 points) in 31.9% of opportunities (22 out of 69 matchups).
• In Portland's games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Wednesday's matchup total in 29 out of 69 matchups (42%).
• Together, the two teams combine for 232.7 points per game, 1.3 points fewer than the over/under of 234 for this matchup.
• This matchup's over/under is 12 fewer points than the 222 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Jazz have seen a 224.2 average over/under in their games this season, 9.8 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 3.5 points separates this game's over/under (234 points) and the average total points bet in Trail Blazers' games (230.5 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Utah has won a majority of its last 10 games against Portland, going 6-4, while the Jazz also perform better against the spread, putting together a 3-2 record ATS in those contests against the Trail Blazers.

Jazz Players to Watch

• The scoring leader for the Jazz this season is Mitchell, who averages 26.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.
• Utah's leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert averaging 13.3 boards per game and its best passer is Mike Conley and his 6.0 assists per game.
• The Jazz get the most three-point shooting production out of Mitchell, who knocks down 3.4 threes per game.
• The Utah steals leader is Conley, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Gobert, who compiles 2.7 rejections per contest.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The Trail Blazers' Lillard puts up enough points (28.7 per game) and assists (7.6 per game) to sit atop the squad's leaderboards.
• Enes Kanter grabs 11.1 rebounds per game (he also scores 11.3 points per game and adds 1.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
• Lillard is the top shooter from deep for the Trail Blazers, hitting 4.1 threes per game.
• Robert Covington's steals (1.4 steals per game) and blocks (1.2 blocks per game) lead Portland defensively.

Injury Report

Jazz:

Juwan Morgan: Out (Heel),

Mike Conley: Out (Hamstring),

Donovan Mitchell: Out (Ankle)

Trail Blazers:

Zach Collins: Out For Season (Ankle),

Nassir Little: Out (Back)