Jazz vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Friday, March 13
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (31-35) host the Utah Jazz (20-46) on Friday, March 13 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 114 – Trail Blazers 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Trail Blazers a 70% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 17-16 at home and the Jazz are 8-24 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 2-8 for the Jazz (current streaks: Trail Blazers L1, Jazz L1).
The analysis Model
The Trail Blazers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Trail Blazers 122 – 115 Jazz, a margin of about 6.7 points in favor of the Trail Blazers and a total around 236 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-2.3 vs -6.7 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 (117.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHPOR
Top performers
Jazz
Brice SensabaughF · #2831pts / game
Isaiah CollierG · #89assists
Cody WilliamsF · #97reboundsTrail Blazers
Jrue HolidayG · #525pts / gameJrue HolidayG · #58assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2315reboundsRecent form
UTAHPORHead-to-head
POR lead 4-0 this season.
POR
Team comparison
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-46 | Record | 31-35 |
| 116.6 | Points scored / game | 114.5 |
| 124.5 | Points allowed / game | 117.2 |
| -6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.3 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 8-24 road | Home / road record | 17-16 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.