Utah at Portland

The Utah Jazz took til their 9th game to land one in the win column, and showed a 1-14 record though 15 games. They are not as bad as that record would indicate, and have elevated their play over their last 5 games where they are 3-2, and have not lost any of them by enough to fail to cover the generous spread here. Portland has surprised at 16-3 to start the season, with just 1 setback at home. They have not defended well as they have allowed over 104ppg in their last 6, and that makes it tough to take down a big number, and they have not been more than a 7 point favorite all season, and their biggest win in their last 8 has been 12 points. Blazers just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 at home vs a team with a losing road record, lay down here. Play on Utah.