Phoenix @ Los Angeles picks

Jaxson Hayes has successfully made 79.1% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games, 5.8% higher than he's sunk overall this year. Jaxson Hayes has tallied 26.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.4 more than he's tallied in all games this year. When it comes to scoring, the Lakers's impressive 48.8% field goal percentage while playing at home rates 6th-best in the league this year. When guarding fellow starting Cs, Nick Richards has been in the 87th percentile with a monstrous 11.0 shot attempts from the field against him per game this year. Jaxson Hayes figures to see a spike in production in all facets of the game in light of controlling the home court advantage in this game.

Mason Plumlee has averaged 24.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games when playing away from home, 5.0 higher than he's averaged overall this year on the road.

Bradley Beal has successfully made 6.7 shots made from the field per game this year, ranking in the 88th percentile among all players in the NBA. Bradley Beal has played 32.5 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the league: 87th percentile. In terms of offense, the Phoenix Suns's exceptional 127.2 points per game as the away team places most in the NBA over the last 5 games. Bradley Beal has successfully made 4.2 free throws per game over the last 10 games on the road, 1.6 higher than he's converted in all games this season away from home. The matchup against Los Angeles may be a favorable one for getting to the foul line; the other team's starting SGs have attempted an enormous 3.2 foul shots per game over the last 17 games when the Lakers are at home (10th-most in the NBA).

Jaxson Hayes has tallied 2.0 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 higher than he's tallied in all games this season. Jaxson Hayes has tallied 26.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.4 more than he's tallied in all games this year. Jaxson Hayes figures to see a spike in production in all facets of the game in light of controlling the home court advantage in this game.

Jarred Vanderbilt has been on the court for 22.4 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.1 higher than he's been on the court for over the course of the year. Jarred Vanderbilt stands to see an increase in production across the board due to having the home court advantage in this matchup.