The Phoenix Suns (46-31) host the New Orleans Pelicans (45-32) at Footprint Center, beginning at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, April 7, 2024. The Pelicans are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 222.
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Spread: Pelicans (+5.5) to Cover
- The model favors the Suns by 1.8 points, a much smaller margin than the 5.5-point spread set by DraftKings. Take the Pelicans to cover.
- New Orleans has gone 41-34-2 ATS this year.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 5-4 when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs this season.
- So far this season, Phoenix has put together a 33-42-2 record against the spread.
- When playing as at least 5.5-point favorites this season, the Suns have an ATS record of 11-16-1.
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Total: Over 222
- The model predicts a total 5.9 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- Phoenix’s games have finished with more than 222 points 55 times so far this season.
- There have been 50 New Orleans’ games this year with more than 222 points scored.
- So far this season, 34 out of the Suns’ 77 games have hit the over.
- The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to hit the over 34 out of 77 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Suns (-218)
- Prediction: Suns 115, Pelicans 113
- Phoenix has won 37, or 66.1%, of the 56 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- New Orleans has won in 15, or 51.7%, of the 29 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jusuf Nurkic Points Prop: Under 10.5
- Jusuf Nurkic averages 11.2 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 1.0 block.
- Nurkic’s 11.2 points per game are 0.7 points more than Sunday’s over/under.
- He is 29-for-74 at going over his points prop this season.
- In 2023-24, the Pelicans are 13th in the NBA on offense (115.0 points scored per game) and eighth on defense (110.6 points allowed).
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Zion Williamson Rebounds Prop: Under 6.5
- Zion Williamson provides 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game for the Pelicans.
- His rebounding average — 5.8 — is 0.7 lower than his over/under on Sunday.
- This will be his 74th game with a rebound prop this season, and so far he has gone over on 25 occasions.
- The Suns are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game this year (eighth-ranked in NBA), and they’ve given up just 41.1 rebounds per game (third-best).
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