LiontipsUtah vs Portland. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Utah's performance started to decline in recent matches, but Quin Snyder's men are still a dangerous opponent for any team. They recorded victories over Oklahoma (110:104) and New Orleans (127:105). But Jazzmen suffered a defeat to the Pelicans (97:98) in the second head-to-head match.
Recent failures affected Jazzmen's position in the standings. They lost the 2nd spot to Phoenix. It will be hard to catch up to the Suns now. Arizona team is in a wonderful form now.
Portland is still considered one of the worst away teams in the league. In the current season Chauncey Billups' men won only one away match. Two weeks ago they managed to beat Houston. Rockets also have zero away victories.
Blazers started their West coast road tour with another defeat. They were beaten by Sacramento (121:125). After that Portland also failed to put up a fight in the match against Golden State (103:118).
Trends
СтавкаPortland: total over 108,5 points
Trail Blazers beat that total in 4 out of 5 most recent matches
СтавкаC.J. McCollum: total under 20,5 points
McCollum averages 18,8 points per game on away matches
Tip and bets
Utah is playing well at home, so we are expecting another victory from the Jazzmen. Especially in the game against Portland. Billups' men are looking terrible on away matches, they usually lose the road games by many points. We are not expecting a different result today. We believe that Snyder's men will record a confident victory over Blazers.
Our prediction - Utah to win with a handicap of (-6) points
Portland Trail Blazers are an offensive team. They are not playing well under the own rim, so Utah will get much space at the Blazers' part of the court. In most of recent matches Jazzmen scored more than 110 points. Taking that into account, we are expecting another high-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total over 219,5 points
