Entering today's NBA slate, the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz occupy the top two spots in the Western Conference standings. And we have a first-place showdown to look forward to tonight in Portland as the two teams will meet at the Moda Center.
Entering today, the two teams are a half-game ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies in the standings, with the Suns, Mavericks, and Nuggets within a game and the Kings, Pelicans, and Clippers within a game and a half.
It's likely that the cream will rise to the top when it's all said and done, but given the importance th at head-to-head tiebreakers can play, games like tonight's could be key in helping determine playoff seeding.
Oddsmakers favor Portland to take care of business tonight at home, and so do our sourced Jazz vs Trail Blazers picks.