Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards odds, tips and betting trends
The Washington Wizards (4-20) will aim to break a four-game road slide when taking on the Phoenix Suns (13-12) on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Footprint Center, airing at 8:00 PM ET on AZFamily and MNMT2.
The Suns enter their game against the Wizards as double-digit favorites. The Suns are favored by 12.5 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 244.5.
Suns vs. Wizards Betting Odds
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- Spread: Phoenix -12.5
- Total: 244.5
- Moneyline: Phoenix -800, Washington +555
- Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 12.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (244.5)
- Prediction:
Suns 124 – Wizards 113
- Phoenix has been the favorite in 17 games this season and has come away with the win 10 times (58.8%) in those contests.
- Phoenix has been named as a favorite of -800 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
- Phoenix has an implied victory probability of 88.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Washington has won four of the 23 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (17.4%).
- Washington has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +555 or longer in two chances.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Washington has an implied win probability of 15.3%.
- The Suns score 11.4 fewer points per game (115.4) than the Wizards allow (126.8).
- When Phoenix totals more than 126.8 points, it is 1-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall.
- When it scores more than 114.2 points, Washington is 7-7 against the spread and 3-11 overall.
- Phoenix’s record is 9-8-2 against the spread and 11-8 overall when it gives up fewer than 116.8 points.
- The Suns are the league’s 12th-ranked scoring team (115.4 PPG), while the Wizards allow the most points per game (126.8) in NBA action.
- Washington’s squad is currently the eighth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (116.8 PPG), while Phoenix’s team is 17th in points allowed per game (114.2).
- The Suns have totaled 29 more points than their opponents this season (1.2 per game on average), while the Wizards have been out-scored by 241 total points (10 per game average differential).
- Phoenix’s average implied point total this year is 13.1 fewer points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (115.9 implied points on average compared to 129 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Phoenix has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (129) three times.
- The 123.2-point average implied total on the season for Washington is 7.2 more points than the team’s 116-point implied total in this matchup.
- Game Day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: AZFamily and MNMT2
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
- TV Channel: Monumental Sports
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