The Portland Trail Blazers travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Monday.

The Trail Blazers (10-10) have the worst home/road splits in the NBA, posting a 9-1 record at Moda Center and a 1-9 record outside of Portland. That road record is easily the worst mark in the NBA, and it's a wonder why it's so bad with all the talent this team possesses. The most recent loss tells the whole story, with CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combining for one of the worst shooting games of the season. Those two have thrown up bricks all season long, and it's keeping them from being one of the elites in the Western Conference. It's sad because both guys are still providing solid statistics, but they need more consistency from those two if this team is to get on the right side of .500. They'd also like to see more minutes from Jusuf Nurkic, with the big man playing fewer than 25 minutes a night, despite averaging a double-double.

The Jazz (13-7) come into this matchup winning five of their last seven games. A bizarre loss against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday was the one blip on that clean radar, but they bounced back by blowing them out on Saturday night. That's the testament of a great team because they simply didn't have it in that Friday defeat. What makes this club so scary is that they get it done on both ends of the floor. They rank Top-5 in both points allowed, and points scored, making them a regular-season force. Those statistics were similar last season, and it earned them the best record in the NBA, and many people believe they'll battle for that again this year.

These teams played three times last season, with Utah winning two of three. That gives the Jazz 10 wins in their previous 17 meetings with the Blazers, dating back seven years.