The Portland Trail Blazers look to rebound from their first loss of the season, heading to Salt Lake City for an afternoon affair with the Utah Jazz on Saturday, October 31 at 3 p.m. ET at Delta Center.
The Blazers (3-1) jumped out to a solid start before suffering a 124-103 home defeat to the 5-0 Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Utah (1-4) aims to snap a three-game slide, with each defeat coming at home. The Jazz managed their first cover of the season in Wednesday’s 117-111 setback to San Antonio as 13.5-point underdogs.
Below, we'll break down our Blazers vs. Jazz prediction and picks for Saturday's NBA game, including the spread, over/under, and key player picks for PrizePicks.
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Trail Blazers vs. Jazz Prediction, Spread, Over/Under – Saturday, October 31
The Trail Blazers enter Saturday’s game as 7.5-point road favorites against the Jazz. If Utah wins outright, it returns a 3.03x payout via PrizePicks Team Picks.
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Portland snapped a four-year playoff drought in last season’s 42-40 campaign. The Blazers fell in five games of the first round to eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio, but the future is bright for this squad.
The Grizzlies dealt PG Ja Morant to Portland in the offseason, then the Blazers lost to Memphis on Wednesday following a 3-0 start. Unfortunately, they also lost Morant to a hamstring injury, which will sideline the second pick of the 2019 NBA Draft for nearly a month.
In three games, Morant ranked second in the NBA in offensive efficiency (132.1) and 13th in net rating (+19.6), according to Hoops Junkie. The Blazers lead the league in scoring (122.8 PPG), which is impressive coming off a 103-point effort against Memphis — their lowest output so far.
The Jazz haven’t done many things well, especially on the defensive side. Utah ranks 23rd in opponent effective field goal percentage (54.4%) and 29th in turnover rate (10.7%).
The lone win for the Jazz came by a single point against the Pelicans, who also enter Saturday’s action at 1-4. C-PF Jaren Jackson Jr. is sidelined for six to eight weeks with a right knee injury, while rookie G Darryn Peterson is shooting 34.9% from the floor through five games.
The only area Utah has thrived is rebounding, ranking sixth at 46.8 per game, an improvement of 3.0 from last season. Jackson’s absence won’t affect rebounding much, as he pulled down only 5.0 boards per contest. Former Lakers C Jaxson Hayes stepped in for Jackson and grabbed 11 boards against San Antonio.
Another player to keep an eye on is F Lauri Markkanen, who is questionable with a wrist injury suffered against Memphis. Markkanen, who averages 16.0 PPG, participated in Friday’s practice.
Trail Blazers vs. Jazz Prediction on Winner – 10/31/26
Here are the key game stats and trends behind our Blazers vs. Jazz prediction on the winner for Saturday, October 31.
- Portland captured all four meetings with Utah last season, averaging 133.0 PPG.
- The Jazz have covered in three of the past four meetings at Delta Center.
- Since last March, the Blazers are 1-4 against the spread as a road favorite. That includes a non-cover in a 128-120 win at Sacramento as 9.5-point favorites on October 23.
- Utah’s defensive rating has actually improved the last two games, going for an average of 109.1 after yielding a 130.7 rating to the Lakers, according to NBA.com.
- Portland’s defensive rating has slipped the past two outings, resulting in marks of 129.0 vs. Los Angeles and 121.6 against Memphis.
- The Blazers averaged 18.7 made 3-pointers against Utah last season. The Jazz are allowing 13.8 treys per game through their first five outings of 2026.
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Trail Blazers vs. Jazz Picks, Player Stats for PrizePicks: 10/31/26
Here are the top Blazers vs. Jazz picks to target on Saturday, October 31. Today’s NBA picks for PrizePicks include Deni Avdija and Keyonte George.
Trail Blazers F Deni Avdija vs. Jazz: 24.5 Points
- Avdija has averaged 24.3 PPG in the last three games since scoring 16 in the opener against Phoenix.
- He's been consistent from a shot volume standpoint, putting up 16 field goal attempts three times and 15 once.
- In three of four games, the Israeli star has compiled an effective field goal clip of 53.5% or lower. The outlier came in Tuesday’s win over the Lakers, though, when he shot 66.7% and scored 23 points.
- One opposing SF has scored 20+ points against Utah this season. Pelicans standout Saddiq Bey compiled exactly 20.
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Jazz G Keyonte George vs. Trail Blazers: 22.5 Points
- George has increased his scoring output in each of the last four games, capped off with a 31-point effort against the Spurs.
- In two matchups with Portland last season, George scored 29 and 15 points. In the 29-point performance, 15 came from the free throw line.
- According to databallr, the former Baylor star sits in the 95th percentile in free throw rate at 43.0%.
- George posted a 37.9% usage rate against San Antonio without Jackson and Markkanen. In his first four games, his usage rate never went above 28.0%.
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The Jazz have dealt with injuries and a difficult home schedule to this point in the young NBA season. Can Utah end its skid today against a Portland team looking to rebound from its first loss?
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