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NBA Best Bets: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers prop bets for Monday 1/5/26

NBA Best Bets: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers prop bets for Monday 1/5/26

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By: Keagan Smith

It’s not the featured matchup of the Monday night NBA slate, but this duel between a pair of young squads out in Portland should be quite fun. The Trail Blazers welcome the Utah Jazz to the Moda Center at 10 p.m. EST as these youthful cores go toe-to-toe.

On DraftKings Sportsbook, Portland is a -6.5 favorite with -230 odds to win on the Moneyline. The game total is set at 241.5 combined points.

Here are a couple of the best Jazz vs. Trail Blazers prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Monday night madness.


Best Jazz vs. Trail Blazers player prop bets

Keyonte George over 25.5 points (-107)

The points lines just keep on ticking upwards for Keyonte George, who began the season with expectations of simply growing in the efficiency department. Fast forward to 2026 and suddenly the Jazz have an electric young scorer on their hands. The third-year guard has boomed lately, showing tremendous advancement as a bucket-getting machine. While there are certainly some rough outings here and there, the ceiling looks fantastic with nine 30-point outings and at least 20 points in 19 of his last 21 games. George’s marks of 45.2% shooting from the field and 37.7% from three are both career-bests, and he’s hitting 90.0% of his shots from the charity stripe as well. With 16.9 shot attempts per game, he’s second in the offensive pecking order and has made the most of it with over 24.5 points in 18 of his 33 games and seven of his last 10 outings. To top it off, the Trail Blazers rank 23rd in PPG allowed to opponents and lack much of a defense to stand in George’s way.

Donovan Clingan over 11.5 rebounds (-104)

Another young standout hitting their stride is Portland center Donovan Clingan. The No. 7 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the UConn product is averaging a double-double with 11.2 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. In recent outings, he’s truly excelled on the board with 12+ rebounds in six of his last 10 appearances. He also comes off a monster game with a 24 points and 12 rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs two nights ago, so the big man should feel energized by that performance. The Jazz are 19th in rebounds allowed to opponents, and while opposing center Jusuf Nurkic is a big presence in the paint, he’s not quite the athlete Clingan is and the latter has a size advantage anyways. Watch for this recent hot streak to continue for the second-year center as the Trail Blazers’ starting big man goes over tonight’s prop line on the glass.

Keagan is a Texas-based editor and analyst who believes sports are the true eighth wonder of the world. After starting out in local media, he’s provided coverage for DraftKings Network since 2024. He gravitates toward football, hoops and hockey, but is happy to watch and write about any game that involves a ball or a puck. While his own athletic career ended in middle school, he’s also an avid fantasy player with a soft spot for dynasty formats, spending countless hours crafting the ever-elusive perfect squad.
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