Rose Garden features an NBA battle between the host Portland Trail Blazers and the visiting Utah Jazz in betting action on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers are 28-34 so far on the season, and 30-32 ATS vs. the number. The Jazz, meanwhile, are 32-30 and 30-30-2 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Portland go 33-29 and the Jazz go 31-30-1 on the totals.



View Utah vs Portland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Trail Blazers in this one, they're listed as 4-point underdogs on the betting line for the contest. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 198 for Monday.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Trail Blazers rated this week at No. 22 and the Jazz sitting at No. 13. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction models that turned out a 99-98 result in favor of the Trail Blazers today.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Portland's No. 12-ranked offense (97.6 PPG) against a Jazz defense that ranks No. 23 at 99.3 PPG. The Trail Blazers have averaged 44.6% from the field per game, less than the Jazz have managed so far this season (45.6% on average).

In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Jazz own the league's No. 27-rated mark, allowing 102.5 points per game when on the road. Portland, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in home scoring.

Last time out for Utah, they were a 123-121 Sportsbook as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Jazz failed to cover in the match as a 4-point favorite, while 244 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Al Jefferson scored 28 points and added 26 rebounds for a double-double, leading Utah over Dallas, 123-121, on Monday at EnergySolutions Arena.

In their last action, Portland was a 125-107 loser on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the 11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (232) was profitable news for OVER bettors. The Trail Blazers endured a 125-107 loss at the hands of the Suns on Monday, despite a 22-point effort from J.J. Hickson at US Airways Center.


Utah Jazz Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Orlando are 4-6
After playing Dallas are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

Portland Trail Blazers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Memphis are 5-5
After playing Phoenix are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Jazz at Trail Blazers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing on the road against Portland
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 12 games when playing Utah
Portland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Utah


Next up:
Utah home to Orlando, Saturday, April 21
Portland at Memphis, Saturday, April 21