Portland Trail Blazers (26-29, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (18-37, 13th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sportsbook Line: Trail Blazers -7.5; Over/Under 237.5
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Bottom line: Portland will try to snap a four-game losing streak on the road when the Trail Blazers face Utah.
The Jazz have a 10-24 record against Western Conference teams. The Jazz rank fifth in the Western Conference with 15.1 fast break points per game, led by Lauri Markkanen averaging 3.2 points per game.
The Trail Blazers went 20-16 against conference opponents. The Trail Blazers are 10-7 when winning the turnover battle, averaging 16.5 turnovers per game.
The Jazz average 118.3 points per game, which is tied with the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers are averaging 14.4 three-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer than the Jazz’s 15.5 three-pointers per game.
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The two teams met for the third time this season. The last game was on January 6, and the Trail Blazers won 137-117. Deni Avdija scored 33 points to help the Trail Blazers win.
Top performer: Markkanen averaged 26.7 points and 7 rebounds for the Jazz. Isaiah Collier is averaging 15.6 points over the past 10 games.
Donovan Klingen averaged 11.4 points and 11.4 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Tumani Kamara is averaging 3.0 three-pointers in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Jazz: 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 114.5 points, 45.1 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 9.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game, shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents average 118.5 points per game.
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Trail Blazers: 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 113.7 points, 48.6 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game, shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents average 119.5 points per game.
Injuries: Jazz: Keyonte George: day-to-day (ankle), Walker Kessler: season-ending (shoulder).
Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Shaiden Sharp: day-to-day (calf), Chris Murray: day-to-day (back), Damian Lillard: out for the season (Achilles).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.