The Portland Trail Blazers head to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz tonight.
With Utah missing three of its top scorers, my Blazers vs. Jazz predictions expect rookie Ace Bailey to pick up the slack.
Here are my best free NBA picks for this clash on Thursday, February 12.
Trail Blazers vs Jazz prediction
Trail Blazers vs Jazz best bet: Ace Bailey Over 17.5 points (-105)
The Utah Jazz got bad news today with recently acquired Jaren Jackson Jr. ruled out for the rest of the season. They're also giving the night off to leading scorer Lauri Markannen (26.7 ppg) with second-leading scorer Keyonte George (23.8 ppg) sidelined by an ankle injury.
That means more shots for rookie Ace Bailey who has averaged 16.1 ppg over the last 12 games.
Bailey is hitting his stride after a slow start to his season and the Portland Trail Blazers play at the seventh-fastest pace in the league while ranking 26th in defensive rating over the last two weeks.
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The absence of Jackson and Markkanen should also open up more frontcourt minutes for Kyle Filipowski. He’s grabbed 10+ rebounds in five of his last nine games and played fewer than 12 minutes in each of the four contests when he fell short of that mark.
Even with productive outings from Bailey and Filipowski, the shorthanded Jazz will have a tough time winning this game. The non-correlated multiplier from backing a pair of Utah player props while taking the Portland moneyline is hard to ignore.
Trail Blazers vs Jazz SGP
- Ace Bailey Over 17.5 points
- Kyle Filipowski Over 8.5 rebounds
- Trail Blazers moneyline
Our "from downtown" SGP: Ace in the hole
With the Jazz missing three of their top players and the Blazers without second-leading scorer Shaedon Sharpe (21.4 ppg), let’s follow the line movement on the total, which has fallen from 239 to 234.5.
Trail Blazers vs Jazz SGP
- Ace Bailey Over 17.5 points
- Kyle Filipowski Over 8.5 rebounds
- Trail Blazers moneyline
- Under 234.5
Trail Blazers vs Jazz odds
- Spread: Trail Blazers -7.5 (-115) | Jazz +7.5 (-105)
- Moneyline: Trail Blazers -290 | Jazz +235
- Over/Under: Over 234.5 (-110) | Under 234.5 (-110)
Trail Blazers vs Jazz betting trend to know
Utah is 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings between these Northwest Division foes. Find more NBA betting trends for Trail Blazers vs. Jazz.
How to watch Trail Blazers vs Jazz
| Location | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Date | Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | BlazerVision, KJZZ 14 |
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