As long as the Celtics keep letting it fly from downtown, I’m riding the hot hand and taking the Over on this points prop for Payton Pritchard, who’s fresh off a 30-point clinic on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Pritchard has blown past this O/U number in six of his last seven games, and he’s averaging 23.6 PPG in that span.
He’s knocking down his 3-pointers at a 45% clip in February, and the Suns are vulnerable on the perimeter without Brooks and Booker. Plus, Pritchard would step into an even bigger role if Jaylen Brown (questionable) sits out.
Royce O’Neale is trading at +105 for the over 9.5 points, and that’s a number I’m happy to attack given that I price it much closer to -175. There’s quite a bit working in O’Neale’s favor here that I think the market is overlooking. His recent dip in minutes is largely situational. The Suns have either been healthy or playing in games that turned into blowouts. In the one contest that stayed competitive—a double-overtime game against the Magic—O’Neale logged 46 minutes. On Tuesday against the Celtics, both Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks are out, removing a significant chunk of usage and shot attempts from the lineup. That combination makes O’Neale’s projected minutes and role look mispriced. Against Boston, you need spacing and shooting to keep pace, especially with the Celtics firing up threes at a high rate.
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The Phoenix Suns are the talk of the NBA following the trade deadline. With new ownership and sky-high ambitions, the Suns acquired Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster deal. After a disappointing playoff upset at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks last year and a slow start to the year, it looked like the sun might be finally setting on this iteration of Phoenix. That’s all changed now, with most sportsbooks having them as the presumptive favorite to get out of the West. Following the 2022-23 All-Star break, the Suns had +400 odds of winning the NBA Finals.
Durant should integrate seamlessly alongside Chris Paul and Devin Booker in a mid-range-focused offense, and Deandre Ayton will have a chance to shine as a third or fourth option when this elite guard and wing combo gets it going.
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