This a low total but I don't think it's quite low enough. The Suns are missing their best player in Devin Booker who leads the team with 25.4 ppg and 6.2 apg. In five games without him this season they averaging just 100.4 ppg on 40.3% shooting. They host the Nets who play at the second-slowest pace in the NBA and ranks just 26th in offensive rating. The Nets are dead-last in the league in scoring with 107.9 ppg and will struggle to get buckets against a Phoenix squad that holds foes to just 107.6 ppg at home.
Jalen Green might not play after tweaking his hamstring against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday but if he does, and even if hes on a pretty strong minutes restriction, I think this number is 100% in reach for Green. The key here is that Devin Booker is out for the Suns, so the Suns are desperate for a pure scorer and a green light Green off the bench could rack up points in a hurry especially against the Brooklyn Nets who are not the same defense they were in December. The Nets are really struggling to contain the ball in January, and what the Suns aren't lacking on offense is shooters, Grayson Allen, Collin Gillespie, Dillon Brooks, which means the floor will be spaced for Green to get downhill and attack the Nets defense. I think this prop should be trading closer to -145.
Gillespie is expected to get more floor time with Devin Booker sidelined and could see his role in the Suns’ scoring attack spike if fellow guard Jalen Green is out or limited with a hamstring injury. Gillespie already stepped up earlier this season when Green went down. He had a massive December, averaging 16.3 points in more than 31 minutes per game. He’s logged more than 30 minutes the past two outings and faces a Brooklyn team that struggles to protect the perimeter. Projections for Gillespie sit as high as 15.3 points tonight but his ceiling is higher depending on Green’s final status Tuesday.
Total PicksBK 239, PHO 168
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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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