Nuggets vs. Suns Predictions & Picks
The Phoenix Suns are 6.5-point underdogs heading into Game 5 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Tuesday, starting at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The series is tied 2-2.
Nuggets vs. Suns Game Info & Odds
- Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: TNT
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Ball Arena
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Nuggets vs. Suns Score Prediction
- Prediction: Nuggets 116 - Suns 111
Nuggets vs Suns Additional Info
Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Suns
- Pick ATS: Suns (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU: Under (227.5)
- The Nuggets have covered the spread more often than the Suns this season, tallying an ATS record of 44-36-2, as opposed to the 41-38-3 mark of the Suns.
- Phoenix covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point underdog or more 55.6% of the time. That's more often than Denver covers as a favorite of 6.5 or more (50%).
- Phoenix and its opponents have exceeded the point total 48.8% of the time this season (40 out of 82). That's more often than Denver and its opponents have (37 out of 82).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Suns are 9-23, while the Nuggets are 43-18 as moneyline favorites.
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Nuggets Performance Insights
- Denver is putting up 115.8 points per game (12th-ranked in NBA) this season, while surrendering 112.5 points per contest (eighth-ranked).
- With 28.9 assists per game, the Nuggets are second-best in the league in the category.
- The Nuggets are sinking 11.8 three-pointers per game this year (18th-ranked in NBA), and they have a 37.9% three-point percentage (fourth-best).
- Of the shots attempted by Denver in 2022-23, 63.9% of them have been two-pointers (72.9% of the team's made baskets) and 36.1% have been from beyond three-point land (27.1%).
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