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Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -4-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 227.
In their last action, Portland was a 127-105 loser on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (232) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Utah lost its last outing, a 133-106 result against the Thunder on December 03. The Jazz failed to cover in that game as a +13.5-point underdog, while the 239 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Utah:
Team record: 4-17 SU,9-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Portland:
Team record: 8-14 SU,12-10 ATS
Next up:
Utah at Sacramento Sunday, December 8
Portland at Los Angeles Sunday, December 8