Utah Jazz (8-16, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6-16, 13th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Trail Blazers -3; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Portland heads into the matchup with Utah as losers of four games in a row.
The Trail Blazers are 1-3 against the rest of their division. Portland is at the bottom of the Western Conference with just 22.0 assists per game led by Shaedon Sharpe averaging 3.6.
The Jazz are 2-5 against division opponents. Utah is sixth in the Western Conference with 26.7 assists per game led by Keyonte George averaging 5.0.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 43.3% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Jazz allow to opponents. The Jazz average 13.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 10.6 per game the Trail Blazers allow.
The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Jazz won the last matchup 118-113 in overtime on Dec. 3. Collin Sexton scored 25 points to help lead the Jazz to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sharpe is scoring 18.8 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Trail Blazers. Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 11.7 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 42.0% over the past 10 games for Portland.
Sexton is shooting 45.5% and averaging 13.2 points for the Jazz. Simone Fontecchio is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 109.6 points, 38.0 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points per game.
Jazz: 4-6, averaging 106.0 points, 46.2 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (knee), Jerami Grant: out (concussion), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Deandre Ayton: day to day (knee), Ish Wainright: out (knee).
Jazz: John Collins: out (illness), Keyonte George: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
