Jazz vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Monday, January 5
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (16-20) host the Utah Jazz (12-22) on Monday, January 5 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 117 – Trail Blazers 137. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 69% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 7-9 at home and the Jazz are 4-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Trail Blazers and 3-7 for the Jazz (current streaks: Trail Blazers W2, Jazz L3).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Trail Blazers 122 – 116 Jazz, a margin of about 6.0 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 238 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (118.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHPOR
Top performers
Jazz
Lauri MarkkanenF · #2322pts / game
Isaiah CollierG · #88assists
Jusuf NurkicC · #3012reboundsTrail Blazers
Deni AvdijaF · #833pts / gameDeni AvdijaF · #89assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2317reboundsRecent form
UTAHPORHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-22 | Record | 16-20 |
| 117.6 | Points scored / game | 115.0 |
| 125.3 | Points allowed / game | 118.2 |
| -6.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.8 |
| L3 | Current streak | W2 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 4-11 road | Home / road record | 7-9 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.