Bucks Vs Suns: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 14, 2023

The Milwaukee Bucks (49-19) are 1.5-point favorites against the Phoenix Suns (37-31) on March 14, 2023 at Footprint Center. The matchup features one of the NBA’s best shooting squads and one of the best at defending the three. The Bucks rank fourth in the league in triples made per game (14.9) while the Suns are fifth in threes allowed (11.6). A 231.5-point over/under is set in this matchup.

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Bucks Vs Suns Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Bucks -1.5 231.5

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Injury Report as of March 14

Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: Probable (Hand), Goran Dragic: Out (Knee), Serge Ibaka: Out (Personal), Khris Middleton: Out (Injury Management), Wesley Matthews: Probable (Calf), Grayson Allen: Out (Foot)

Suns: Torrey Craig: Probable (Heel), Kevin Durant: Out (Ankle), Landry Shamet: Out (Foot)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Suns (+1.5)
Total Pick Under (231.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Bucks Vs Suns Stat Rankings

Bucks Avg. (Rank) Suns Avg. (Rank)
116.1 (9th) Points Scored 113.4 (19th)
112.1 (6th) Points Allowed 111.3 (4th)
49.0 (1st) Rebounds 44.3 (9th)
11.3 (10th) Off. Rebounds 11.9 (6th)
14.9 (4th) 3pt Made 12.3 (12th)
25.2 (14th) Assists 27.2 (3rd)
14.1 (21st) Turnovers 13.2 (13th)

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Bucks Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo 53 31.5 11.9 5.5 0.7 0.8 0.8
Jrue Holiday 56 19.5 5.1 7.3 1.2 0.4 2.4
Brook Lopez 67 15.4 6.7 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.9
Bobby Portis 57 13.8 9.7 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.2
Jevon Carter 68 8.0 2.6 2.4 0.9 0.4 1.7

Suns Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Devin Booker 41 27.8 4.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 2.3
Deandre Ayton 59 18.4 10.2 1.9 0.6 0.8 0.1
Chris Paul 47 13.5 4.3 9.1 1.6 0.4 1.6
Cameron Payne 36 11.0 2.3 4.7 0.8 0.2 1.5
Damion Lee 68 8.4 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.5

Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Bucks are 39-26-3 this season.
  • Milwaukee is 34-17-1 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • There have been 32 Bucks games (out of 68) that went over the total this year.
  • In 27 games this year, Milwaukee and its opponent have combined for more than 231.5 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 231.5 points, 3.3 higher than the average total in Bucks games this season.
  • The Suns’ record against the spread is 36-31-1.
  • Phoenix’s ATS record as a 1.5-point underdog or more is 12-11.
  • The Suns have played 68 games this season, and 32 of them have hit the over.
  • So far this year, 26 Phoenix’s games have featured over 231.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 6.8 points higher than the average scoring total for Suns games (224.7).

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