The Phoenix Suns (36-26) host the Toronto Raptors (23-39) at Footprint Center, beginning at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 7, 2024. The Suns are 10-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The point total is 233.5 in the matchup.
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Spread: Raptors (+10) to Cover
- The line for this game set by DraftKings and the model’s prediction are essentially the same (within 0.2 points of each other).
- Toronto’s ATS record is 28-33-1 this year.
- The Raptors have been an underdog by 10 points or more two times this year, and covered the spread in one of those games.
- Phoenix has a 25-35-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Suns have been favored by 10 points or more eight times this season, and covered the spread in three of those games.
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Total: Under 233.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 1.7 points highter than the model projection.
- A total of 26 times so far this season, Phoenix and its opponent have combined to score more than 233.5 points.
- Toronto’s games have finished with over 233.5 points scored 30 times this season.
- Suns games have gone over the point total 27 out of 62 times this season.
- In the Raptors’ 62 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 32 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Suns (-520)
- Prediction: Suns 121, Raptors 111
- Phoenix has been the favorite in 45 games this season and won 29 (64.4%) of those contests.
- Toronto has won in 10, or 25%, of the 40 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jusuf Nurkic Points Prop: Over 13.5
- Jusuf Nurkic puts up 11.8 points, 10.7 boards and 3.8 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 1.1 blocks.
- Nurkic’s 11.8-point scoring average is 1.7 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- Nurkic has hit the points prop over at a 25-for-59 clip this season.
- At 114.1 points scored per game and 118.0 points conceded, the Raptors are 17th in the NBA offensively and 23rd on defense.
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Kelly Olynyk Rebounds Prop: Under 7.5
- The Raptors are receiving 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game from Kelly Olynyk this season.
- He has averaged 2.4 less rebounds per game (5.1) than his prop bet total in Thursday’s game (7.5).
- He has recorded more rebounds than his listed total in 14 of his 41 games with a prop this season.
- The Suns rank fourth-best in the NBA by allowing just 41.8 rebounds per game. They rank 13th in the league by grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest.
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