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The Utah Jazz<\/a> (12-22) and Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> (16-20) meet Monday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s<\/a> NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n

Season series: Trail Blazers lead 1-0<\/p>\n

Portland went to Salt Lake City and posted a 136-134 win in regulation on Oct. 29 in the first meeting, although Utah covered as 3-point underdogs as the Over (235.5) easily cashed. Portland F Deni Avdija went for 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists with a block, while G Shaedon Sharpe contributed with 18 points, including 4 3-pointers. Utah F Lauri Markkanen had 32 points in a losing effort while G Keyonte George filled up the stat sheet with 29 points, 8 assists and a pair of treys.<\/p>\n

The Trail Blazers return home after winning 2 of 3 games of a weeklong road trip, including a 115-110 victory as 8-point underdogs at San Antonio on Saturday as the Under (236.5) cashed. The Blazers are 4-1 against the spread (ATS) in their past 5 games and the Under is 7-2 across their previous 9 outings.<\/p>\n

The Jazz have dropped three in a row, although they covered as 12.5-point underdogs and the Under (248.5) cashed in a 123-114 loss at Golden State. Utah has won just 2 of its past 9 games outright but is a respectable 8-3 ATS across its previous 11 games. The Under is 3-1 in the Jazz’s past 4 outings, too.<\/p>\n

While Portland has won 3 of the past 4 meetings in this series, Utah has covered 7 in a row and the Over has hit in 6 of those 7 encounters.<\/p>\n

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at Monday at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Moneyline (ML): Jazz +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Trail Blazers -235 (bet $235 to win $100)Against the spread: Jazz +6.5 (-118) | Trail Blazers -6.5 (-102)Over\/Under (O\/U): 241.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Jazz at Trail Blazers key injuries<\/p>\n

Jazz<\/p>\n

F Ace Bailey (hip) questionableC Walker Kessler (shoulder) outF Kevin Love (rest) outF Georges Niang (foot) outC Jusuf Nurkic (foot) questionable<\/p>\n

Trail Blazers<\/p>\n

F Jerami Grant (Achilles) outG Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Jrue Holiday (calf) outG Damian Lillard (Achilles) outG Matisse Thybulle (thumb) outC Robert Williams III (knee) questionable<\/p>\n

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jazz at Trail Blazers picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n

Trail Blazers 121, Jazz 116<\/p>\n

The Trail Blazers (-235) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward, especially on a losing and banged up team.<\/p>\n

Even if you were to fold Portland into a multi-leg parlay, it would only make sense with at least 3 or 4 parts minimum.<\/p>\n

AVOID, and look to the spread instead.<\/p>\n

The JAZZ +6.5 (-118) have covered 7 in a row in the series, a hard fact to ignore.<\/p>\n

While the Trail Blazers are riding high after dumping the Spurs their last time out — and Portland is 4-1 ATS in its past 5 games — Utah is a respectable 8-3 ATS in its past 11 games, including 7-2 ATS in the past 9 in games it is an underdog by 6+ points.<\/p>\n

The UNDER 241.5 (-110) is worth a look, as this is just a lot of points.<\/p>\n

Yes, these teams combined for 270 points in regulation in the first meeting, but that was late October when both sides were much healthier. The Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games for the Jazz while the total has gone low in 3 in a row for the Blazers and is 7-2 across Portland’s last 9 games.<\/p>\n

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