Philadelphia 76ers vs. Phoenix Suns Prediction, Preview, and Odds

In their last game the 76ers were at home in a 98-91 win over the Miami Heat where they did not have a great shooting night but played solid defense. They held the Heat to 39.3% shooting and 36.4% 3-pt shooting and they shot 43.5% from the floor and 36.1% from deep. In the W Tyrese Maxey led the way with 30 points and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. went for 22 points. Philly covered as a 3-point favorite and they have covered the spread in each of their last two games.

On the season the 76ers rank 14th in the league in ppg and ninth in opponents’ ppg. Maxey (26 ppg) is the team’s second leading scorer after Embiid and he has gone for 30 points in each of the last three games. Tobias Harris (17.1 ppg 6.2 rpg) missed the Miami game with an ankle injury and is listed as questionable to face the Suns. Oubre Jr. (14.7 ppg) has scored 22 points in each of the last two games. Very early this season in the City of Brotherly Love the 76ers beat the Suns 112-100. On the season Philadelphia is 17-15 on the road.

The Suns were on the road in their last game where they shot the rock great but allowed the Bucks to light it up from deep in a 140-129 loss. They were down by as many as 25 points and while they shot 58.6% from the floor and 42.4% from 3-pt land they allowed Milwaukee to shoot 54.3% and a scorching 58.5% from long range. In the loss Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, and Devin Booker all had at least 23 points. Phoenix failed to cover the spread as a 3-point favorite and they have not covered in five of their last six games.

On the season the Suns rank 11th in the NBA in ppg and 16th in opponents’ ppg. KevinDurant(27.8 ppg) ranks fourth in the league in scoring but he has struggled with his shot in the last two games where he only totaled 24 points. Booker (27.2 ppg) has averaged 22 ppg over the last three games. Beal (18.8 ppg) has shot the rock well as of late and has scored at least 22 points in four of the last five games. Allen (13.4 ppg) has stepped up in the scoring department averaging 20.7 ppg over the last three games. On the season Phoenix is 21-14 at home.

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When these teams met early in the season the total went Under but I am leaning towards the Over in this game. The Suns have a solid offensive team but star Durant has not scored big in the last two games. I look for him to bounce back in this game and the Suns, who shot over 58% from the floor in their last game, will put up a high total. The 76ers will as well taking advantage of a Phoenix defense that was not impressive in their last game, especially defending the 3-ball. This game will be a high scoring affair like the Suns last game and just like that one the total for this non-conference clash will go Over.