Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz: preview, form and head-to-head

Portland Trail Blazers
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Utah Jazz host Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) on October 31, 2026. Here is how both teams arrive: recent form, the season so far, past meetings and the latest team news.

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Matchup comparison

Recent form: Portland Trail Blazers, 3-2 in the last 5 games against 1-4 for Utah Jazz.

Matchup to watch: Portland Trail Blazers’ attack (index 113) against Utah Jazz’s defence (index 105).

Matchup to watch: Utah Jazz’s attack (index 98) against Portland Trail Blazers’ defence (index 97).

Recent form: last 5

Portland Trail Blazers: 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5, with 576 points scored and 560 conceded.

Portland Trail Blazers
Oct 28, 2026at Los Angeles LakersW136–129
Oct 24, 2026at Sacramento KingsW128–120
Oct 22, 2026vs Phoenix SunsW124–83
Apr 29, 2026 · last seasonat San Antonio SpursL95–114
Apr 26, 2026 · last seasonvs San Antonio SpursL93–114

Utah Jazz: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 562 points scored and 601 conceded.

Utah Jazz
Oct 29, 2026vs San Antonio SpursL111–117
Oct 27, 2026vs Memphis GrizzliesL105–110
Oct 25, 2026vs Los Angeles LakersL123–132
Oct 24, 2026vs New Orleans PelicansW120–119
Oct 22, 2026at Memphis GrizzliesL103–123

Results before kickoff, newest first.

Head-to-head

In the last 4 meetings on record, Portland Trail Blazers won 4, Utah Jazz won 0.

Mar 14, 2026 · last seasonPortland Trail Blazers124–114Utah Jazz
Feb 13, 2026 · last seasonUtah Jazz119–135Portland Trail Blazers
Jan 6, 2026 · last seasonPortland Trail Blazers137–117Utah Jazz
Oct 30, 2025 · last seasonUtah Jazz134–136Portland Trail Blazers

Season so far

Portland Trail Blazers are 3rd of 30 on win rate after 3 games (3-0).

Utah Jazz are 27th of 30 on win rate after 5 games (1-4).

#TeamPWLPoints
3Portland Trail Blazers330388:332
27Utah Jazz514562:601

Team season model

  • Portland Trail Blazers attack index 113: 13% more scoring per game than the league average.
  • Portland Trail Blazers defence index 97: 3% less conceded per game than the league average.
  • Portland Trail Blazers rate 10th of 30 on results-based strength, steady over their last 5 games.
  • Utah Jazz attack index 98: 2% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • Utah Jazz defence index 105: 5% more conceded per game than the league average.
  • Utah Jazz rate 29th of 30 on results-based strength, falling over their last 5 games.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

Team news

Portland Trail Blazers

  • Chris Youngblood (G): Out, left ankle. Youngblood (ankle/two-way player) is out for Tuesday's game against the Lakers. (ESPN, Oct 27, 2026)

Utah Jazz

  • Jaxson Hayes (C): Day-To-Day, right shoulder. Hayes (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Spurs. (ESPN, Oct 27, 2026)
  • Lauri Markkanen (F): Day-To-Day, right wrist. Markkanen (wrist) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Spurs. (ESPN, Oct 27, 2026)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. (F): Out, right knee. Jackson has been diagnosed with a torn MCL in his right knee and will be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks, per Shams Charania of ESPN. (ESPN, Oct 27, 2026)

Headlines gathered October 29, 2026 from the outlets named. Third-party reporting, not verified by SportAnalyst.

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