10:05 pm
December 21

Jazz @ Trail Blazers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Utah Jazz (15-17)

@ Portland Trail Blazers (18-13)

 

Current odds:

Utah Jazz: (+115)

Portland Trail Blazers: (-135)

 

• The line for the game is Portland by 2 points.

• Mitchell was a porous 5-of-26 shooting while scoring 15 points against the Warriors and he is mired in a three-game shooting slump. Mitchell is just 21-of-69 over the span – a paltry 30.4 percent – despite averaging 21.3 points during the stretch. Center Rudy Gobert matched his season high of four blocked shots and recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds against Golden State for his fifth straight double-digit effort on the glass and his fourth double-double during the stretch.

• Portland has been receiving strong bench play of late as it outscored the Memphis reserves 44-14 two games after having a 58-26 edge in bench points against the Toronto Raptors. “It’s great when guys are getting open, everybody’s setting screens and being unselfish, looking for guys and not looking for their own shot, not looking to go one-on-one the whole time,” backup forward Zach Collins told reporters. “It’s contagious and everyone loves playing like that.” Point guard Damian Lillard scored 24 points against the Grizzlies and scored 20 or more points in eight of nine games this month.

• Portland SF Al-Farouq Aminu is averaging 5.5 points over the past two games after putting up 11.8 over the previous four contests.

5/10
Confidence
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Portland Trail Blazers
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