The Phoenix Suns (13-12) face the Washington Wizards (4-20) on December 17, 2023 at Footprint Center. The Wizards are underdogs by a 13-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of two in a row with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 246.5 points.
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Spread: Wizards (+13) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (11.0 points) is a little bit less than the 13-point edge DraftKings gives to the Suns, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Washington is 11-13-0 against the spread this season.
- The Wizards have covered the spread once this year (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 13-point underdogs.
- Phoenix’s ATS record is 10-14-1 this season.
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Total: Under 246.5
- The model predicts a total (236.6 points) much lower than the one set by DraftKings for this game (246.5 points). Take the under.
- Phoenix and its opponent have broken the 246.5-point mark five times this season.
- Washington’s games have gone over 246.5 points on 13 occasions this season.
- In the Suns’ 25 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 16 times.
- The Wizards and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 15 out of 24 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Suns (-800)
- Prediction: Suns 124, Wizards 113
- Phoenix has won nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Washington has been victorious in four, or 17.4%, of the 23 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Jusuf Nurkic Points Prop: Over 15.5
- Jusuf Nurkic averages 12.9 points, 3.8 assists and 10.0 boards per contest.
- The 12.9 points Nurkic scores per game are 2.6 less than his prop total on Sunday (15.5).
- Nurkic has gone over on his points prop total 14 times this season out of 25 games with such a prop.
- In 2023-24, the Wizards are ninth in the NBA on offense (116.8 points scored per game) and worst on defense (126.8 points allowed).
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Deni Avdija Rebounds Prop: Under 5.5
- The Wizards are getting 11.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game from Deni Avdija this year.
- His per-game rebound average — 5.5 — equals his prop bet over/under for Sunday’s game.
- He has gone over his rebound total in seven of 25 games with a prop so far this season.
- The Suns rank third-best in the NBA by allowing just 41.5 rebounds per game. They rank 18th in the league by grabbing 43.6 boards per contest.
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