Trail Blazers vs Jazz prediction NBA · Thursday, February 12
At a glance
The Utah Jazz (18-37) host the Portland Trail Blazers (26-29) on Thursday, February 12 at 9:00 PM ET at Delta Center in NBA action. Final score: Trail Blazers 135 – Jazz 119. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 57% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Jazz are 11-17 at home and the Trail Blazers are 10-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Jazz and 3-7 for the Trail Blazers (current streaks: Jazz W2, Trail Blazers L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Jazz 117 – 119 Trail Blazers, a margin of about 2.3 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 236 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Jazz and the Trail Blazers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-6.7 vs -2.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Trail Blazers' defense allows clearly fewer points (117.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PORUTAH
Top performers
Trail Blazers
Jrue HolidayG · #531pts / gameJrue HolidayG · #57assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2318reboundsJazz
Brice SensabaughF · #2828pts / game
Isaiah CollierG · #89assists
Kyle FilipowskiF · #29reboundsRecent form
PORUTAHHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| POR | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 26-29 | Record | 18-37 |
| 115.1 | Points scored / game | 117.1 |
| 117.5 | Points allowed / game | 125.0 |
| -2.1 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.7 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 10-16 road | Home / road record | 11-17 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 17-65 (-9.3) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Trail Blazers
Injury report Jazz
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.