Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz 5/12/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/12/2021 at 9:07 AM ET

The Portland Trail Blazers look for their fifth consecutive victory when visiting the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Portland improved to 40-29 following a 140-129 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Damian Lillard was the leading scorer with 34 points and the Trailblazers scored 50 points in the first quarter. Portland is sixth in the Western Conference standings 1 ½ games ahead of the seventh place Los Angeles Lakers.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 28.7 points and 7.5 assists per game. Enes Kanter is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.1 rebounds per game, while CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 22.8 points per game. Portland is scoring an average of 115.7 points a game and allowing an average of 115.5 points per game.

Utah looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Portland on Wednesday. The Jazz are 50-19 following a 119-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Utah but the Jazz remain in first place in the Western Conference standings 1 ½ games ahead of the second place Phoenix Suns.

With Donovan Mitchell sidelined, the leading scorer for Utah is Jordan Clarkson with an average of 17.7 points per game while Bojan Bogdanovic is the second leading scorer with an average of 16.9 points per game. Rudy Gobert is the leader in rebounding with an average of 13.3 points per game and Mike Conley is the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 per game.

Portland is battling to remain in the top six in the Western Conference playoff race and holds a 1 ½-game lead over the seventh place Los Angeles Lakers. The Trail Blazers scored 140 points in their last outing including 50 in the first quarter and Utah remains shorthanded as the Jazz are without leading scorer Donovan Mitchell and were defeated by Golden State last time out. Final Score Prediction, Portland Trail Blazers win and cover ATS 131-123.

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