The Phoenix Suns are the hottest team in basketball heading into this home meeting with the San Antonio Spurs, as Devin Booker & Co. have won each of their last nine games and 13 of 14. The Suns now have a healthy lead over the Golden State Warriors as the top seed in the Western Conference.
Will Phoenix keep up its dominant play and earn an easy win over San Antonio? You’ll need to keep reading our NBA picks and predictions for Spurs vs. Suns to find out.
Spurs vs Suns odds
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The Suns opened as 12.5-point favorites in this meeting with the Spurs, despite only being favored by 7.5 when these teams met in Phoenix on December 6. Meanwhile, the total opened at 232 in this game.
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Spurs vs Suns predictions
Predictions made on 1/30/2022 at 3:30 a.m. ET.
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Spurs vs Suns game info
• Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
• Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022
• Tip-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
• TV: Bally Sports Southwest - San Antonio, Bally Sports AZ
Spurs vs Suns betting preview
Injuries
Spurs: Dejounte Murray G (Probable), Keita Bates-Diop F (Out), Zach Collins C (Out).
Suns: Deandre Ayton C (Questionable), Jae Crowder F (Questionable), JaVale McGee C (Questionable), Cameron Payne G (Out), Frank Kaminsky C (Out), Dario Saric F (Out).
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Betting trend to know
The Spurs are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games against teams with winning records at home. Find more NBA betting trends for Spurs vs. Suns.
Spurs vs Suns picks and predictions
Our predictions are compiled from the analysis of the spread and total and are indications of where we are leaning for this game.
Our best bet is the play that we like the most for this game, which we would actually put some of our bankroll behind.
Spread analysis
There’s no denying that this is a big mismatch on paper, as the Spurs are a lottery team, and the Suns have the best record in basketball. Phoenix also happens to be 3-0 SU against San Antonio this season.
They're also 2-1 ATS in those games, but they’re getting a bit too many points to make it advisable to back them again in this contest.
One of the things that has made the Suns so unbeatable over the last few weeks is that they are getting great play at the center position, no matter who is out there.
And while there’s uncertainty surrounding which Suns centers will be out there in this game, we do know that Jakob Poeltl will be out there for the Spurs. Poeltl is one of the best defensive big men in the entire league, so he should do a good job of limiting the Suns’ production inside. He’ll also do a good job of contesting shots when Phoenix’s guards and wings attack the basket.
Also, while Booker and Chris Paul make up one of the best backcourts in the entire NBA, the Spurs can count on some great play out of guys like Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Lonnie Walker and Devin Vassell.
Murray has been a triple-double machine for San Antonio this season, and he’s a great player on both ends of the floor. Vassell is another two-way player that should make an impact tonight, and Walker and White are both plenty capable of getting hot.
The Suns should ultimately extend their winning streak to 10 games tonight but asking them to do it convincingly is tough. At some point, Phoenix is going to have to experience a dip in energy.
Prediction: Spurs +12.5 (-110)
Over/Under analysis
The Suns are coming off a meeting with the Minnesota Timberwolves in which the two teams combined to score 258 points. This, however, should be a much lower scoring game, despite the fact that the Spurs are also coming off a game in which they combined to score 253 points in a meeting with the Chicago Bulls.
These two teams have played three times already this season, and the teams failed to reach the 230-point mark in each of those contests. This could be a fast-paced game because of the way these teams like to play, but it’s just hard to suggest taking the Over with a number this high.
The Under is actually 13-5 when San Antonio has played as a road underdog this year. In those games, the average total points scored is just 217.1 points per game.
Prediction: Under 232 (-110)
Best bet
This might be one of the worst Spurs teams we’ve seen under Gregg Popovich, but this is still a really competitive group. The team has won two of its last three games and does have a lot of talent — especially in the backcourt.
This is just way too many points for the Suns to be laying, especially considering they occasionally go through stretches in which they play down to their competition.
San Antonio is 11-8 ATS when playing as a road underdog this season, and the Spurs are also facing a Suns team that is just 5-7 ATS when coming off a home win of 10 points or more.
With that in mind, it’s fair to wonder whether or not Phoenix will be able to win by double digits for the second game in a row.
Pick: Spurs +12.5 (-110)
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