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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -3-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
In their last action, Utah was a 124-115 winner at home against the Rockets. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (239) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 141-88 winner at home against the Hornets. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (229) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 24-33 SU,32-25 ATS
Portland is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Utah:
Team record: 14-42 SU,29-27 ATS
Utah is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Washington Wednesday, February 26
Utah home to Sacramento Wednesday, February 26