The Denver Nuggets are favored by 4.5 points for Game 1 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Phoenix Suns at Ball Arena on Saturday, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. The point total in the matchup is set at 227.
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Spread: Suns (+4.5) to Cover
- The model line and the DraftKings line are within 0.2 points of each other.
- Phoenix is 42-39-1 ATS this year.
- The Suns have covered the spread seven times this season (7-6 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
- Denver is 44-37-1 ATS this season.
- The Nuggets have covered the spread 23 times this season (23-19-1 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 227
- The model’s predicted total (226.8 points) and the DraftKings set total (227 points) are virtually the same for this contest.
- Denver’s games have had more than 227 points scored on 46 occasions this year.
- There have been 41 Phoenix’s games this season with more than 227 points scored.
- A total of 37 out of the Nuggets’ 82 games this season have gone over the point total.
- In the Suns’ 82 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 41 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Nuggets (-180)
- Prediction: Nuggets 116, Suns 111
- Denver has been the favorite in 61 games this season and won 43 (70.5%) of those contests.
- Phoenix has won in eight, or 25.8%, of the 31 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jamal Murray Points Prop: Under 22.5
- Jamal Murray averages 20.0 points, 6.2 assists and 4.0 boards per contest.
- The 22.5-point over/under for Murray on Saturday is 2.5 higher than his scoring average on the season (20.0).
- Murray has had 58 chances to hit the over on a point prop this season and came through 28 times.
- The Suns score 113.6 points per game and allow 111.6, making them 17th in the NBA on offense and sixth defensively.
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Devin Booker Rebounds Prop: Under 4.5
- Devin Booker is averaging 27.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He’s draining 49.4% of his shots from the field and 35.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.1 triples per contest.
- Booker’s per-game rebound average — 4.5 — equals his prop bet over/under for Saturday’s game.
- He has recorded more rebounds than his listed total in 25 of his 51 games with a prop this season.
- The Nuggets are averaging 43 boards per game this season (18th-ranked in NBA), and they’ve given up only 40.8 rebounds per contest (best).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2022-23 regular season.
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