Utah has a good rebounding squad, led by their young 7 footer, Rudy Gobert, and his 9/game. But playing against a team that is tough on the defensive rebounding is not going to be easy. Gordon Hayward, who has been playing some nice all around ball, is their only threat for this one, where he has blown up before. Portland is loaded with guys who can all score the rock. They are only giving up 98 a game. Including even less when playing Utah. They have a stout defense, that can make it hard. This team is obviously the better team and with team who can knock down shots, they will be too much.


Utah wins taking the points