WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Utah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers betting preview for Monday, November 29. At the time of posting, the Jazz have opened as a 7.5-point home favorite over the visiting Trail Blazers, with the total sitting at 223 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Trailblazers finish their three game road trip with a game at Utah on Monday, and on the flip side the Jazz will be playing their third straight home game as part of their four game home stand. When we talk about the Blazers, we obviously have to talk about the home road splits and just how glaring they are. Portland is 7-3 ATS at home and 3-6 ATS on the road, and they only have one road win this entire season and that was against the hapless Rockets. Wednesday they lost by four to the Kings, and Friday they were dominated by the Warriors in a 15 point loss.<\/p>\n The Jazz are 13-7 this season, but they have slowed down after winning six of their first seven games of the season, and they are 2-2 in their last four games, which is a disappointment as all four of those games were against teams under .500. Nothing stands out for Utah ATS as they are 11-9 on the year and 6-5 at home. These two teams played three times last year, and I do think it\u2019s worth noting that the Jazz won two out of three, and their wins were by 20 and 17 with full squads, and the loss was late in the season with no Donavan Mitchell, and Mitchell should be playing Monday.<\/p>\n There are some player props that I really like in this game, but for the full game ATS and Totals recommendations I just can\u2019t overlook how bad Portland is on the road. They are 1-9 covering the spread on the road and with them losing their last two games, both on the road, I can\u2019t trust Portland with my money in this spot. Utah is middle of the road defending guards, and traditionally Damian Lillard has torched the Jazz as he averages over 27 points a game in his career, but the last two years he\u2019s averaged 31.5 points per game.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Portland, McCollum has not had the same success as he\u2019s only putting up 18.7 points per game against Utah, and they will need him to contribute more than that to stay close. Gobert has held Nurkic to under 10 points a game average in their matchups where Gobert has averaged 14 points and 12.4 rebounds a game, so give the edge inside to Utah. Portland is getting the 5th least amount of production from forwards this season and with Nurkic and McCollum\u2019s struggles against Utah, I\u2019ll take the Jazz -7.5 small.<\/p>\n Player Props: If the books put up points number on McCollum around 19.5, take the under. He averages less than 19 points a game on the road, and he\u2019s scored 16 and 13 the first two games of the road trip. I would also look at an under to Donovan Mitchell on his Points+Rebounds+Assists. Utah has been spreading the ball around and Mitchell has gone under his season scoring average in six out of seven games, and books are always going to inflate the over number on Mitchells props. If you can get an under 34.5 number, that’s worth a sprinkle in my opinion.<\/p>\n Official Play: Utah -7.5 \ud83d\udcb0 It’s #CyberMonday<\/a> which means last call on our long-term subscription special. Now thru midnight, take 30% off anything priced at $149 or more using coupon code THANKS30: 30-Day All-Access passes; Single-Sport Passes; Full Seasons; and more. \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) November 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nUtah Jazz vs Portland Trail Blazers Predictions<\/h3>\n
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\nPlayer Prop: McCollum UNDER points total (if the total is 19.5 or higher)<\/p>\n\n
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