Jazz at Trailblazers NBA Picks – January 27th, 2010: The Utah Jazz are in Portland, Oregon tonight for a showdown with the Trailblazers at the Rose Garden. The two teams are presently tied for second place in the Northwest Division and four games back of the first place Nuggets at 26-18. Tipoff in this evening's game is scheduled for 10:00pm ET; it will be broadcast live on NBA TV. Jazz at Trailblazers NBA Picks – January 27th, 2010 at online bookmaker SPORTSBETTING.com have the Jazz listed as a -2.5 against the spread road favorite.
Utah comes into this divisional battle having won three straight games and eight of their last 10. The Jazz most recently 
took care of business against the Suns at EnergySolutions Arena on Monday night, beating Steve Nash and company 124-115. The high point total marked the seventh time in Utah's last 10 games that it scored at least 112 points.
After tonight's game the Jazz head back to Utah, where they are 18-6 this season, for a four game home stand against Sacramento, Dallas, Portland, and Denver.
Portland has not enjoyed the same kind of success that the Jazz have in recent weeks, going a modest 7-7 in its last 14 games. The Trailblazers have even struggled some at home in January as their record at the Rose Garden fell to 4-3 for the month (16-8 this season) with a Monday night 97-98 loss to the Hornets.
Portland plays three of its next four on the road after tonight, making this a critical game as they attempt to keep the red hot Jazz from dropping them to third place in the division standings.
This evening's game marks the second meeting of the season between these two squads as Utah scored a 108-92 win at home back on November 28th. The Jazz, which are 3-2 in their last five game against the Blazers, have found the Rose Garden to be an unpleasant place of late. Jerry Sloan's troops are 0-5 straight up and against the spread in their last five visits to Portland, losing by an average of 12.6 points per game.
SPORTSBETTING.com Jazz at Trailblazers NBA Picks – January 27th, 2010:
Utah Jazz -2.5 (-110), Over 195.5 (-110)
Portland Trailblazers +2.5 (-110), Under 195.5 (-110)
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