Our ratings lean toward the Trail Blazers on the road against the Jazz on Sunday, April 4, at about 68%. That is a real edge, but the Jazz are far from out of it.
How the Win Meter reads
The Win Meter reads the Trail Blazers 68%, with a projected score of Portland Trail Blazers 117, Utah Jazz 112. The rating gap is 233 points in favor of the Trail Blazers, and home court and rest add about 101 rating points for the Jazz on top of that.
Readings in this range leave plenty of room for the other side. About 32 times in 100 games like this, the Jazz would win.
Recent form
The Trail Blazers are 2-0 this season and 2-3 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -0.6. The Jazz are 1-3 this season and 1-4 in their last 5 games, with an average margin of -11.4.
The Trail Blazers' best recent win was 124-83 at home against PHX.
The Trail Blazers were beaten 114-93 at home by SAS not long ago.
The Jazz were beaten 131-107 on the road by LAL not long ago.
Injuries to watch
Out: Shaedon Sharpe (POR), expected back Mar 2, 2027, Chris Youngblood (POR), expected back Oct 29, 2026, Jayson Kent (POR), Jusuf Nurkic (UTA), expected back Nov 4, 2026, and Trey Alexander (UTA), expected back Oct 28, 2026.
Day to day or questionable: Branden Carlson (POR), Scoot Henderson (POR), Jaxson Hayes (UTA), and Lauri Markkanen (UTA). Their status can change before tip-off.
The season series
In our records of recent meetings, the Trail Blazers lead 6-2, with the Trail Blazers outscoring the Jazz by an average of 0.4 points per game. The last meeting was UTA 114, POR 124.