Monday, December 31, 2007

Trail Blazers-Jazz Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at EnergySolutions Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 7-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Blazers defeated Philadelphia 97-72 as a 6.5-point favorite last time out. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (183.5).
Brandon Roy scored 22 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists for Portland, while James Jones and Travis Outlaw each added 12 points in the win.
The Jazz were dumpes 104-98 by the Celtics last time out, as 6-point underdogs. The 202 points made it OVER the posted total of 193.
Deron Williams shot 9-for-13 from the field with 22 points and 11 assists in the loss.
Current streak:
Portland has won 13 straight games.
Utah has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Portland: 18-12 SU, 19-11 ATS
Utah: 16-16 SU, 14-18 ATS
Portland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a win are 10-0

Utah most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Utah
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Utah is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 8 games when playing at home against Portland
Utah is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Minnesota, Wednesday, January 2
Utah home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, January 2

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